Aaron Bell (politician)
Aaron Stuart Bell is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme in the 2019 general election.
Bell was educated at St Olave's Grammar School in Kent and St John's College, Oxford. where he read PPE
Before his political career Bell was a successful quizzer: he was part of the St John's College, Oxford team that were runners up in the 2000-01 series of University Challenge; he won the Krypton Factor in 2009; he was part of the Epicureans team that won Only Connect in 2010; he also won £25,000 on Deal or No Deal.
Bell has worked as a trading development manager for Ladbrokes and online betting company Bet365, and co-founded DivideBuy, a financial technology firm which employs 40 staff in Newcastle.Political Career
Bell joined the Conservative Party in 2012, and took part in canvassing for the 2015 election. He was parachuted in to stand in Don Valley, in Yorkshire, during the 2017 election campaign, but was unsuccessful. He was selected as candidate for the Newcastle under Lyme constituency on Tuesday 24th September 2019.
He entered Parliament at the 2019 General Election, with 52.5% of the vote, an increase in the Conservative share of 4.4%, with a margin of 7,446 over the Labour Party candidate, Carl Greatbatch.Personal Life
Bell lives in Leigh with wife Emily, and three children. He is governor of his childrens school, All Saints CE First School.
