Alan Strickland

Alan Strickland
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byPaul Howell
Majority8,839 (22.2%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationPolitician

Alan David Strickland[1] (born April 1984)[2] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor since 2024.[3][4]

Strickland grew up in Newton Aycliffe. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington,[5] before going on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Merton College, Oxford, where he was President of the Student Union.[5][6]

He was a councillor for Noel Park ward in Haringey from 2010 to 2018,[7] after which he became a Director at the housing provider Southern Housing.[8]

In his maiden speech, Strickland noted that "Several generations ago, both sides of my family were drawn from mining villages across England to the Durham coalfields because of their reputation for good wages and reliable work."[9]

  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Alan Strickland personal appointments – Find and update company information – GOV.UK".
  3. ^ "Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "Alan Strickland elected as Labour MP in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor landslide". The Northern Echo. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. ^ a b "Alan wins vote as Oxford president". Teesside Live. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  6. ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ^ Duncan-Duggal, Ben (2024-07-05). "Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor general election result: meet new MP Alan Strickland". LabourList. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  8. ^ "Second former Haringey councillor gets housing job". Enfield Independent. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  9. ^ "Economy, Welfare and Public Services". Hansard. 22 July 2024.