Phil Wilson (British politician)

Phil Wilson
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Sedgefield
In office
19 July 2007 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byTony Blair
Succeeded byPaul Howell
Personal details
Born (1959-05-31) 31 May 1959 (age 65)
County Durham, England
Political partyLabour

Philip Wilson[1] (born 31 May 1959) is a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield[2] in a by-election that followed the resignation of Tony Blair, former Prime Minister, from the seat.[3][4] He lost the seat at the 2019 general election to Paul Howell of the Conservative Party.[5]

  1. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8741.
  2. ^ Yeoman, Fran (20 July 2007). "Victory for Blair's aide keeps the flame alive". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  3. ^ Mulholland, Hélène (4 July 2007). "Blair turns out to back Sedgefield candidate". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Phil Wilson – Labour's local man". sedgefield-labour.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Sedgefield parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.