Michael Wheeler | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Worsley and Eccles |
Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
Predecessor: | Barbara Keeley |
Majority: | 11,091 (26.1%) |
Office1: | Member of Salford City Council for Eccles |
Term Start1: | 20 October 2011 |
Term End1: | 6 May 2021 |
Predecessor1: | John Cullen |
Successor1: | Nathaniel Tetteh |
Birth Name: | Michael Joseph Wheeler |
Party: | Labour |
Alma Mater: | University of Lancaster |
Michael Joseph Wheeler[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Worsley and Eccles since 2024.
He has worked as a Political Officer for the USDAW trade union and studied at Lancaster University.[2]
Wheeler was elected to represent Eccles ward on Salford City Council in a 2011 by-election.[3] He was re-elected in 2014 and 2018, but didn't seek re-election in 2021.
In the 2024 General Election, Wheeler was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Worsley and Eccles with 20,277 votes (47.7%) and a majority of 11,091.[4]