Matthew Patrick | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Wirral West |
Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
Predecessor: | Margaret Greenwood |
Majority: | 9,998 (20.0%) |
Party: | Labour Party |
Matthew John Patrick[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West since 2024.
He was born and brought up in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.[2]
He was previously a Labour member of Wirral Council from 2013 to 2018 and is considered to be on the Labour Party's centrist wing.[3]
In the 2024 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West with 23,156 votes (46.4%) and a majority of 9,998 over the second place Conservative candidate.[4]
He is Jewish, and swore an oath to Charles III on the Torah during the State Opening of Parliament.[5] [6]