| Josh Fenton-Glynn | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Calder Valley |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Honorific Suffix: | MP |
| Party: | Labour |
| Majority: | 8,991 |
| Predecessor: | Craig Whittaker |
Joshua Fenton-Glynn is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Calder Valley since 2024.[1] He gained the seat from the Conservatives.[2]
Born and raised in Hebden Bridge,[3] he attended Calder High School, and then studied at the University of Liverpool.[3] Prior to becoming an MP he worked for Oxfam, Child Poverty Action Group, the Public and Commercial Services Union, USDAW, Church Action on Poverty and the General Medical Council. He was elected to Calderdale Council as Labour Councillor for Calder ward in 2016, and served as cabinet member for Adult Health and Social Care 2021–2024.
In 2016 Fenton-Glynn was elected to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council for the Calder ward.[4] He unsuccessfully stood in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections for Calder Valley before being elected in the 2024 general election.[5]