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Chris McEwan | |
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Deputy leader of the Darlington Borough Council | |
Assumed office 1 June 2023[1] | |
Darlington Borough Council Councillor | |
Assumed office 1999 | |
Constituency | Haughton & Springfield Ward |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenock Royal Infirmary[2] | 25 December 1965
Political party | Labour |
Chris McEwan (born [2]) is the deputy leader of the Darlington Borough Council. He has been selected to stand as a candidate for Labour Party in the 2024 Tees Valley mayoral election.[3][4][5]
25 December 1965During the campaign, McEwan said that his priorities would be transport and community and pledged to securer funding to "save" the Transporter Bridge.[5][6]
Biography
editEarly Life
editChris McEwan was born on Christmas day 1965, in Greenock Royal Infirmary to Charles McEwan, a customs officer. His fathers work meant that McEwan's family moved first to Northern Ireland, then to Middlesbrough and finally to Darlington.[2]
Politics
editMcEwan was elected to Darlington Borough Council, as a councillor for the a ward in Haughton (later the ward of Haughton & Springfield) in 1999.[4]
References
edit- ^ Edgar, Bill (1 June 2023). "New Darlington Council cabinet revealed - with return for familiar Labour members". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Goodwin, David (1 November 2020). "Greenock man who is now English mayor tells how he's tempted home - by square sausage". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Jones, Morgan (7 November 2023). "Labour candidate for Tees Valley mayor: Chris McEwan picked to fight Houchen". LabourList. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b Jones, Leigh (7 November 2023). "Labour select mayoral candidate to take on Ben Houchen". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b Burgess, Tom (12 September 2023). "Darlington Labour councillor puts name forward to campaign against Ben Houchen". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Gouldsbrough, Patrick (30 November 2023). "Mayoral candidates clash as they pledge to save 'vital' Teesside landmark". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 16 February 2024.