David Burton-Sampson

David Burton-Sampson
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Southend West and Leigh
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byAnna Firth
Majority1,949 (4.1%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour

David Edmund Burton-Sampson[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Southend West and Leigh since 2024.[2]

Political career

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Burton-Sampson was deputy leader of the Labour Group on Basildon council.[3]

He unseated the Conservative MP Anna Firth, who had won the seat in a by-election after the murder of longtime MP Sir David Amess in October 2021.

Personal life

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He is gay[3] and is married to his husband Mark.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Southend West and Leigh - General election results 2024". BBC News.
  3. ^ a b "Basildon councillor David Burton-Sampson named as a future leader of LGBT community". Echo. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "David Burton-Sampson - About Me". www.davidburtonsampson.co.uk. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
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