Mike Amesbury | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Runcorn and Helsby Weaver Vale (2017–2024) | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Evans |
| Majority | 14,696 (34.8%) |
| Member of Manchester City Council for Fallowfield | |
| In office 4 May 2006 – 26 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | John-Paul Wilkins |
| Succeeded by | Ali Ilyas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Lee Amesbury 7 May 1969 Wythenshawe, Manchester, England |
| Political party | Labour (suspended) |
| Alma mater | Ilkley College (BA) University of Central England (PGDip) |
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| Website | Official website |
Michael Lee Amesbury (born 7 May 1969) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Runcorn and Helsby, previously Weaver Vale, since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he has been suspended pending a police investigation since October 2024 and has subsequently been charged with common assault.
Born in Manchester and raised in West Yorkshire, Amesbury began working as a careers adviser and later became a Labour Party officer. He has been a political adviser to Greater Manchester politicians including Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham.
Amesbury served as a Member of Manchester City Council from 2006 to 2017 and an Executive Member from 2008 to 2012. He held several shadow ministerial portfolios in Parliament between 2018 and 2024, including Employment, Housing, and Local Government.