James Frith
James Richard Frith is British politician, who served as the Labour Party MP for the constituency of Bury North until his defeat in 2019. He is also a former local councillor in Bury.Education and career
Born in London on 23 April 1977, Frith was educated at Monkton Combe School, Taunton School and Manchester Metropolitan University. He has held a number of positions in both the public and private sectors.
Before being elected to Parliament, he was CEO and Founder of All Together, a social enterprise providing careers education and guidance services to young people to help them get into work.Political career
Having served three years as a Bury councillor for Elton ward, Frith was elected at the 2017 general election, after standing in 2015 and losing the seat by just 378 votes. He won in 2017 with a majority of 4,375 votes over incumbent Conservative David Nuttall, a 12.5% increase on Labour's 2015 vote share. The seat had a 5% swing to Labour, bucking the national trend, which saw a 2% swing to Labour overall. He made his maiden speech on 19 July 2017 during the debate on tuition fees.
He lost his seat to the Conservatives' James Daly at the 2019 General Election.Frith has lived in Bury with his wife Nikki since 2009. His father is Richard Frith, the previous Bishop of Hereford.
