Sadik Al-Hassan Explained

Sadik Al-Hassan
Office:Member of Parliament
for North Somerset
Predecessor:Liam Fox
Term Start:4 July 2024
Majority:639 (1.2%)
Party:Labour
Alma Mater:University of Bath

Sadik Adam Al-Hassan is a British Labour Party politician and pharmacist. He has been the Member of Parliament for North Somerset since 2024. He gained the seat from Liam Fox, a Conservative.[1]

Early life and career

Al-Hassan studied at the University of Bath. He was a store manager at Boots in Wirral for three years and worked at Well Pharmacy for over seven years as an area operations manager and a branch manager. At time of election, he worked in Cribbs Causeway as the superintendent pharmacist of the online PillTime, which has about 100 patients in North Somerset.[2]

Political career

Al-Hassan was 6th on Labour's list of candidates for the South West England region in the 2019 European Parliament elections and was not elected.[3]

He was selected as Labour's candidate for North Somerset in the 2024 general election and ran on a platform of rebuilding the NHS. He also expressed concern over pharmacies closing in the local area.[4] He defeated the incumbent Conservative Party candidate Liam Fox, who had been the MP for the area (North Somserset and previously Woodspring) for three decades.[5]

Personal life

Al-Hassan is Muslim.[6] As of 2024, he has lived in Emersons Green for ten years.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Somerset North General Election 2024 . 5 July 2024 . Sky News.
  2. Web site: Pharmacist shortlisted as Labour candidate for general election. Neil. Trainis. 11 April 2024. 6 July 2024.
  3. Web site: 2019-04-23 . Well pharmacist: Patients 'spurred me on' to stand in EU elections . 13 July 2024 . C+D.
  4. Web site: Pharmacist shortlisted as Labour candidate for general election. Neil. Trainis. 11 April 2024. 6 July 2024.
  5. News: General election 2024: Key winners in the West . Chloe . Harcombe . 13 July 2024 . BBC News . en-GB.
  6. Web site: First-time Muslim candidates make up most diverse parliament in history. Hyphen. Aisha. Rimi. 5 July 2024. 6 July 2024.
  7. Interview: North Somerset Labour candidate Sadik Al-Hassan. North Somerset Times. John. Wimperis. 2 July 2024. 6 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Mixed fortunes for councillors. Downend Voice. 26 July 2024. 27 July 2024.