Jonathan Hinder
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Jonathan James Hinder[2] is a British Labour Party politician and former police officer who has been the Member of Parliament for Pendle and Clitheroe since 2024. He gained the seat from Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative.[3][4] He is a member of the Red Wall and Blue Labour parliamentary caucuses.[5][6]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2024) |
Jonathan Hinder | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Pendle and Clitheroe | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024[1] | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 902 (1.9%) |
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| Political party | Labour |
Hinder grew up in Downham and went to school in Clitheroe. He studied History and Politics at the University of Oxford before joining the police, where he rose to the rank of Inspector. He left the police service in 2022, according to his own website.[7]
Early life and career
Hinder grew up in Downham and attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School before studying History and Politics at the University of Oxford.[8] Hinder served as a police constable, sergeant and inspector in London, mostly in emergency response roles, before leaving after a decade to pursue politics.[9]
Political career
Hinder was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Pendle and Clitheroe constituency at a meeting of party members on November 11, 2023.[10] In 2023 Hinder contested the St Mary's Ward in the Ribble Valley Borough Council elections losing to two Liberal Democrat candidates.[11]
Hinder was elected as the first MP for the new Pendle and Clitheroe constituency, and the first Labour MP to win Clitheroe since the 1945 General Election. He secured a majority of 902 over the incumbent Conservative MP, Andrew Stephenson. He was sworn in to Parliament on July 10, 2024.[12]
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