Connor Rand
Connor Rand | |
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| File:Official portrait of Connor Rand MP crop 2.jpg Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Brady |
| Majority | 4,174 (8.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia (BA) |
Connor Dean Rand[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West since 2024.
Career
[edit | edit source]Rand attended the private, fee-paying Wisbech Grammar School in Cambridgeshire.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of East Anglia in 2014, where he subsequently worked as the student union's undergraduate education officer.[3]
Rand worked as an organiser for Labour Students, and later as a regional organiser for the Labour Party. He was a senior researcher at the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) prior to his election to Parliament.[2][4]
Shortly before the 2024 general election, Labour's National Executive Committee selected Rand to contest Altrincham and Sale West.[5] The previous candidate had resigned due to personal circumstances.[2] He became the first Labour MP to represent the constituency upon his election, gaining the seat from the Conservatives.[6] Rand has served as a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee since October 2024.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Rand has two sons and his partner, Catherine, is a primary school teacher.[8] He lives in Didsbury, Manchester.[5] He is a supporter of Norwich City Football Club.[9]
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