James Daly (English politician)


James Barry Daly is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bury North since the 2019 general election.

Early life

Daly is a partner of a Bury law firm.

Political career

He was previously the leader of the Conservative Group on Bury Council and since 2012, Councillor for the North Manor ward in Bury North. Daly stood in neighbouring Bolton North East in the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second with 32.8% and 42.2% of the vote respectively. In the 2019 general election, he stood for the constituency of Bury North, where he won the seat from incumbent James Frith with a majority of 0.2% representing a swing of 4.7%. With a majority of 105 votes, it is the most marginal seat in England.