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CllrJim McMahonOBE FRSA MP
Member of Parliament
for Oldham West and Royton
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 December 2015
Preceded byMichael Meacher
Majority10,722 (38.7%)
Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2011
DeputyJean Stretton
Preceded byHoward Sykes
Personal details
BornJames McMahon
(1980-07-07) 7 July 1980 (age 44)
Miles Platting, Manchester, England, UK
Diedspouse
Resting placespouse
Political partyLabour
Domestic partnerCharlene Duerden
Children2
Parent(s)William McMahon
Alicia O'Rourke
Residence(s)Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England

James "Jim" McMahon OBE FRSA (born 7 July 1980) is a British Labour Party politician who is MP for Oldham West and Royton, having won the seat at a by-election in December 2015. He is also leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council.

Early life and education

McMahon was born in Miles Platting, Manchester, to Roman Catholic parents of Irish descent. His father, William, was a truck driver. The family moved from Cheetham Hill when he was a child to Middleton, where he attended secondary school. He left school at the age of 16.

Professional career

McMahon started work in 1997 as an apprentice technician at Manchester University rising to become a senior technician before leaving in 2004. He then joined local government service as a regeneration officer and latterly as a town centre manager.

In 2013, McMahon quit his job to focus full-time on being council leader.

Political career

McMahon was first elected to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in November 2003 as a Labour councillor for Failsworth East ward. He held various posts on Oldham Council before becoming the council's Labour group leader in 2008 after the Liberal Democrats won control of the authority. At the 2011 local elections, Labour re-gained control of the council and McMahon became its leader. McMahon currently sits as one of the 11 members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority with responsibility for transport.

McMahon was the inaugural chair of the Co-operative Council Innovation Network and is the current Labour leader of the Local Government Association; some in his party claim that his position is one of the most senior positions in UK local government. McMahon was named the 6th most influential person in local government by The Local Government Chronicle ahead of senior government ministers.

In August 2014, McMahon was elected to represent Labour councillors on the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).

In the 2015 Labour leadership election, McMahon supported Liz Kendall's bid to be leader. Kendall came last of four candidates with less than 5% of the vote.

Parliament

McMahon won the selection to be Labour Party candidate at the Oldham West and Royton by-election following the death of incumbent Michael Meacher. At the selection meeting held on 5 November 2015, McMahon reportedly polled 232 votes to his main opponent Mohammed Azam's 141 in the final round of voting.

At the by-election held on 3 December 2015, McMahon was elected Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton, with 62% of the vote – an increase of seven percentage points since the 2015 general election.

Honours and distinctions

OBE insignia

In February 2014 McMahon was named "Council Leader of the Year" during the Councillor Achievement Awards hosted by the Local Government Information Unit. He was credited with leading improvements in Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council having redesignated it as a Co-operative Council. Also in 2014, University Centre Oldham conferred upon him Honorary Fellowship, as well as being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

McMahon was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for "services to the community in Oldham", and is to be invested as OBE by The Queen on 18 December 2015.

Family

McMahon lives with Charlene Duerden in Failsworth and they have two children.

References

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  7. ^ "Leader Jim McMahon OBE". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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  12. Eaton, George (2015-11-06). "Why Labour's Oldham by-election candidate Jim McMahon is one to watch". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  13. ^ Bloom, Dan (6 November 2015). "Labour picks trucker's son Jim McMahon to fight Oldham West and Royton by-election". The Mirror. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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  20. "Oldham Council boss Jim McMahon quits day job". Manchester Evening News. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

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Political offices
Preceded byHoward Sykes Leader,
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
2011–present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byCreated Chair,
Co-operative Council Innovation Network
2012-2014 		Succeeded byAndrew Burns
Preceded byDavid Sparks Leader,
Local Government Association Labour Group
2014-present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byMichael Meacher Member of Parliament,
for Oldham West and Royton
2015-present 		Succeeded byIncumbent
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