Justin Madders
Justin Piers Richard Madders is a British Labour Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Ellesmere Port and Neston since the May 2015 general election.Political career
In the 2005 General Election, Madders unsuccessfully stood in the safe Conservative seat of Tatton, coming second to the sitting MP, George Osborne.
He was appointed a member of the shadow health team in September 2015. He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election. He resigned from his shadow cabinet position in March 2019, after defying the Labour whip in a vote on a second Brexit referendum.
Before election to parliament he was an employment lawyer, and Leader of the Labour opposition on Cheshire West and Chester Council and leader of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council. He was re-elected in the 2019 general election with a majority of 8,764.Personal life
He is married and has three children.2017 General Election
2015 General Election
