Josh Newbury

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Josh Newbury
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Cannock Chase
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byAmanda Milling
Majority3,215 (7.5%)
Personal details
PartyLabour

Joshua Alan Austin Newbury[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock Chase since 2024.[2]

Career

Newbury was previously a primary care communications manager at NHS Birmingham and Solihull.[3] His other previous roles included being the communications and engagement lead at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, a stakeholder engagement manager at Health Education England and a Senior Parliamentary officer at the Energy and Utilities alliance.[3]

Newbury was elected Councillor for the Norton Canes Ward on Cannock Chase District Council in 2019,[4] being re-elected in 2023.[5] He was also the deputy leader of the council until his resignation from the post after his election to Parliament in July 2024.[6] He stood down from the council in March 2025.[7][8]

Newbury was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Cannock Chase for the 2024 general election,[9] with Labour Leader Keir Starmer visiting the constituency to promote Newbury's campaign on 2 July 2024 shortly before the election.[10][11] Newbury defeated incumbent Conservative MP Amanda Milling in the election and won 15,671 votes in the election, with a majority of 3,215.[12][13]

Personal life

He has described himself as a "proud gay man".[14] He and his husband have a daughter.[7] On International Men's Day in 2025 he revealed in the House of Commons that he was raped by another man nearly a decade ago. He shared the story to end the stigma around being a victim of sexual assault.[15][16].

See also

References

  1. "UK Parliamentary General Election Result (Cannock Chase Constituency) - 4 July 2024 | Cannock Chase District Council". www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. "UK general election results live: Labour set for landslide as results come in across country". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. "Which comms pros are vying to be Labour MPs? (part two)". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. "District Elections 2019". CCDC. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. "District Elections Results - 4 May 2023". CCDC. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. "Councillor Josh Newbury | Cannock Chase District Council". www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. Parkin, Isabelle (5 July 2024). "Cannock Chase election result: Labour take Tory seat back for first time since 2010". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. "Registered Interests". Parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. Andrews, Mark (3 July 2024). "'I've got a smile on my face and a spring in my step': Starmer on last-minute visit to Cannock Chase". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. "General Election 2024 LIVE: Boris Johnson joins Tory election campaign in surprise appearance". Yahoo News. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. Hainey, Fionnula (4 July 2024). "Cannock Chase general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  13. "Cannock Chase | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. "I'm absolutely delighted to have the support of @LGBTLabour and their Chris Smith List..." Twitter. 30 May 2024.
  15. Pemberton, Ashley; Llewelyn, Abbie; Thompson, George; Taylor, Harry (20 November 2025). "MP tells colleagues he was raped as he calls for end to stigma around victims". Daily Star. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  16. Staff, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, PA Political (20 November 2025). "'It took me a long time to admit, even to myself' - Cannock Chase MP tells colleagues he was raped as he calls for end to stigma around victims". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)