Matt has a track record of standing up for Stockton ever since being proudly elected in 2019.
Stockton born and bred and proud of it, Matt is driven by a genuine love of our area and will continue to work day and night to stand up for Stockton West.
Born at North Tees, the son of a builder and a hairdresser, he has stacked shelves, pulled pints and laid bricks in Stockton West. Born locally, raised locally and educated locally, he knows the problems our area faces and is determined to solve them.
Matt has a history in politics, having acted as constituency agent for titans of the political scene Matt knows how to get his point across. First working for William Hague and later running Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's successful election campaign, Matt was first elected as MP for Stockton South in 2019 and gave Teesside a known name in places of Government.
Having acted as councillor for Hartburn Ward and led the opposition on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council since May 2015, Matt has been working for the people of Stockton West for nearly a decade. Standing up for our Local high streets, Matt campaigned against the overdevelopment, crowding and congestion of towns and villages throughout Stockton and Yarm without the sustainable development to go with the growth. Having came from a background in retail and business, Matt has the interests of our highstreets and towns at heart and the solutions to go with it.
Matt has taken every opportunity to visit constituents, local businesses and see the work of local residents and cannot wait to continue doing so as the MP for Stockton West. It's the best part of the job!