Andrew Snowden

For the cricketer, see Andrew Snowdon.

Andrew Snowden
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Fylde
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMark Menzies
Majority561 (1.2%)
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
In office
13 May 2021 – 8 May 2024
Preceded byClive Grunshaw
Succeeded byClive Grunshaw
Personal details
BornOctober 1984 (age 40)
Bolton, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseCaroline Snowden
EducationUniversity of Salford

Andrew James Snowden (born October 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for Fylde at the 2024 general election.

He served as the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024.

Early life and education

Snowden was born in Bolton and lives in Chorley.[1] He has a degree in contemporary military and international history (2008) from the University of Salford, where he was president of the students' union in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. He returned to the university in 2013 to take up the post of head of the Vice-Chancellor's office, and in 2018 became the associate director of external relations.[2]

Political career before Parliament

Snowden was elected Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election held on 6 May. He received 181,314 votes (51.3%) in total, defeating the incumbent, Labour's Clive Grunshaw.[3] He was defeated on 2 May 2024 by Clive Grunshaw, who had also been his predecessor in the post.[4]

He was previously a member of Lancashire County Council representing Hoghton with Wheelton ward in the borough of Chorley.[1]

Parliamentary career

In June 2024, Snowden was selected as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Fylde for the 2024 general election on 4 July 2024; the constituency has been held by the Conservative Party since it was created in 1918.[5] He was elected to serve as Member of Parliament for Fylde with a majority of 561 votes.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Jacobs, Bill (20 July 2019). "Tories pick Bolton-born candidate for crime commissioner job". The Bolton News. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "University of Salford's Associate Director of External Relations is to become Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner". University of Salford. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Elections 2021: Conservative wins term as Lancashire PCC". BBC News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Police and Crime Commissioner election results Thursday 2 May". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Ex-Police and Crime Commissioner selected to fight Fylde for Tories at general election". The Gazette. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Fylde - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ Durkin, Tony (5 July 2024). "Conservatives hold onto Fylde as new MP Andrew Snowden beats Labour by a whisker". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
13 May 2021 – 8 May 2024 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Fylde
2024–present 		Incumbent