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Andrew Gwynne

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Andrew Gwynne

Andrew John Gwynne (born 4 June 1974) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gorton and Denton, previously Denton and Reddish, since 2005. He was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention from 2024 until February 2025, when he was dismissed and had his Labour membership suspended because of offensive messages he had written on WhatsApp. Gwynne served in the shadow cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Minister without Portfolio from 2016 to 2017. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Labour Party Co-National Campaign Coordinator from 2017 to 2020. In 2023, he became the President of Friends of Real Lancashire, a group dedicated to promoting and preserving the heritage and identity of the historic county of Lancashire, following the death of the group's founder. He is the son of the late broadcaster and pundit John Gwynne.

Infobox

Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
Preceded by
Andrew Bennett
Succeeded by
Ian Lavery
Leader
Jeremy Corbyn
Majority
13,413 (36.7%)
Born
Andrew John Gwynne (1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 51)Manchester, England
Political party
Labour and Co-operative (suspended)
Spouse
mw- Allison Dennis (m. 2003)
Children
3
Alma mater
Tameside CollegeWrexham Glyndŵr UniversityUniversity of Salford
Website
Official website
Party
Labour and Co-operative (suspended)

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Preceded byAndrew Bennett
Preceded byAndrew Bennett
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byAndrew Bennett
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliamentfor Denton and Reddish 2005–2024
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Constituency abolished
New constituency
New constituency
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliamentfor Gorton and Denton 2024–present
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Political offices
Political offices
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Political offices
Preceded byJon Ashworth
Preceded byJon Ashworth
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byJon Ashworth
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shadow Minister without Portfolio 2016–2017
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Succeeded byIan Lavery
Preceded byRoberta Blackman-Woods
Preceded byRoberta Blackman-Woods
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byRoberta Blackman-Woods
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 2017–present
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byAndrew Bennett
Member of Parliamentfor Denton and Reddish 2005–2024
Constituency abolished
New constituency
Member of Parliamentfor Gorton and Denton 2024–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded byJon Ashworth
Shadow Minister without Portfolio 2016–2017
Succeeded byIan Lavery
Preceded byRoberta Blackman-Woods
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 2017–present
Incumbent

References

  1. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7zperkelo
  2. "About Us | Friends of Real Lancashire"
    https://www.forl.co.uk/about-us
  3. Andrew Gwynne MP
    https://andrewgwynne.co.uk/about/
  4. "Election Data 2005"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt
  5. "Election Data 2010"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt
  6. Statement of Candidates Nominated for Denton and Reddish Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Tameside Metropoli
    http://www.tameside.gov.uk/elections/nominationsnotice/denton.pdf
  7. "Election Data 2015"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt
  8. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000661
  9. Huffington Post
    https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/andrew-gwynne/oldham-by-election_b_8591286.html
  10. Labour List
    https://labourlist.org/2015/11/andrew-gwynne-to-take-lead-organising-for-oldham-west-by-election/
  11. "Oldham West and Royton: Parliamentary By-Election Results"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092408/http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200960/oldham_west_and_royton_parliamentary_by-election_results
  12. LabourList
    https://labourlist.org/2017/01/gwynne-pledges-fightback-as-corbyn-asks-him-to-spearhead-copeland-by-election-bid/
  13. Labour List
    https://labourlist.org/2017/01/copeland-campaign-your-nhs-is-not-safe-in-tory-hands/
  14. Labour List
    https://labourlist.org/2017/02/lavery-and-gwynne-replace-jon-trickett-to-run-labour-campaigns/
  15. Evening Standard
    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2017-labour-mp-andrew-gwynne-tells-boris-johnson-dont-be-a-pk-in-fiery-tv-clash-a3555956.html
  16. Sky News
    https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-and-labour-election-chief-andrew-gwynne-in-fiery-spat-10897829
  17. "Loony Party Candidates"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181043/http://www.loonyparty.com/0807/5939/general-election-candiadtes/
  18. New Socialist
    https://newsocialist.org.uk/notes-on-the-reshuffle/
  19. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/04/07/labour-mp-andrew-gwynne-admits-member-facebook-group-anti-semitic/
  20. "Denton & Reddish parliamentary constituency – Election 2019"
    https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8749
  21. "Archived copy"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191115180249/https://www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/elections/Denton-and-Reddish-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll.pdf
  22. lgcplus.com
    https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/gwynne-quits-and-tells-starmer-to-seek-ideas-from-councils-06-04-2020/
  23. LabourList
    https://labourlist.org/2021/12/keir-starmer-unveils-new-frontbench-team-after-wider-reshuffle/
  24. Andrew Gwynne MP
    https://andrewgwynne.co.uk/gwynne-to-return-to-frontbench-in-shadow-public-health-role/
  25. LabourList
    https://labourlist.org/2023/09/labour-reshuffle-starmer-unveils-five-new-shadow-ministers/
  26. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001251
  27. Sky News
    https://news.sky.com/story/andrew-gwynne-sacked-as-health-minister-over-comments-posted-on-internal-whatsapp-group-13305272
  28. The Spectator
    https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/labour-minister-sacked-for-vile-whatsapps/
  29. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/08/health-minister-andrew-gwynne-sacked-over-whatsapp-comments
  30. The Sunday Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/andrew-gwynne-minister-sacked-over-racist-whatsapp-messages-xp839hfp7
  31. "I deeply regret my badly misjudged commments and apologise for any offense I've caused. I've served the Labour Party all my life and it was a huge honour to be appointed a minister by Keir Starmer. 1/2"
    https://x.com/GwynneMP/status/1888291029486281190
  32. "I entirely understand the decisions the PM and the party have taken and, while very sad to have been suspended, will support them in any way I can. 2/2"
    https://x.com/GwynneMP/status/1888291031961260133
  33. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/21/watchdog-launches-investigation-into-andrew-gwynne-over-offensive-whatsapp-messages
  34. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/10/second-labour-mp-oliver-ryan-faces-sanctions-over-offensive-whatsapp-group-messages
  35. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2025/sep/20/andy-burnham-the-man-who-would-be-king
  36. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx275r1l3xpo
  37. "Andrew Gwynne sacked as health minister over comments posted on a WhatsApp group"
    https://news.sky.com/story/andrew-gwynne-sacked-as-health-minister-over-comments-posted-on-internal-whatsapp-group-13305272
  38. tameside.gov.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20060109042107/http://www.tameside.gov.uk/constitution/council/counmin080403.htm
  39. tameside.gov.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011553/https://www.tameside.gov.uk/councillors/dentonnortheast
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