Christian Matheson



Christian Matheson (born 2 January 1968) is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of City of Chester after winning the seat in the 2015 general election.

Parliamentary career
Matheson was selected as the Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for the City of Chester in June 2013. After 7 May 2015 he gained the seat from Conservative Stephen Mosley with a majority of 93 votes, having the 3rd smallest majority of a parliamentary constituency in the UK. In July 2015 he became a member of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

At the 2017 election, Matheson increased his majority from 93 to 9,176, turning Chester from a super-marginal seat into a safe seat.