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'''James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|FRSA|commas=on}} (born 7 July 1980) is a British [[Labour and Co-operative Party]] politician who is [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham West and Royton]], having won the seat at a [[Oldham West and Royton by-election, 2015|by-election]] in December 2015. He has been a [[councillor]] since 2003 and served as [[leader of the Council|leader]] of [[Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council]].<ref>http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/624160/Nigel-Farage-John-Bickley-Jim-McMahon-Ukip-Labour-Oldham-West-Royton</ref>

==Early life and education==
McMahon was born in [[Miles Platting]], [[Manchester]], to William McMahon, a lorry driver and Alicia O'Rourke (Breffni). <ref name="one">{{cite news|last1=Eaton|first1=George|title=Why Labour's Oldham by-election candidate Jim McMahon is one to watch|url = http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/11/why-labours-oldham-election-candidate-jim-mcmahon-one-watch|accessdate = 6 November 2015|work = New Statesman|date = 6 November 2015}}</ref> The family moved from [[Cheetham Hill]] when he was a child to [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]], where he attended [[secondary school]].<ref>[http://www.jimmcmahon.co.uk/bio.html "Cllr Jim McMahon, Biography"], jimmcmahon.co.uk; accessed 30 November 2015.</ref> He left school at the age of sixteen.<ref name=one/>

==Professional career==
McMahon started work in 1997 as an apprentice technician at [[University of Manchester|Manchester University]] rising to become a [[technician|senior technician]] before leaving the profession in 2004. He then joined local government service as a [[Urban renewal|regeneration officer]] and latterly as a town centre manager.<ref name="official">[http://jimmcmahon.co.uk/national-1.html Official website], JimMcMahon.co.uk; retrieved 15 June 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/jim-set-to-steer-town-to-prosperity-957813 "Jim set to steer town to prosperity"], ''[[Manchester Evening News]]''; retrieved 15 June 2014.</ref>

==Political career==

===Local Government===
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 (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] won control of the authority. At the [[United Kingdom local elections, 2011|2011 local elections]], Labour re-gained control of the council and McMahon became its leader.<ref>[http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/56008/jimll-fix-it "'''''Jim'll fix it'''''"], ''[[Oldham Evening Chronicle]]'', 6 May 2011; retrieved 17 June 2014.</ref> As council leader McMahon sat as one of the 11 members of the [[Greater Manchester Combined Authority]] with responsibility for transport.<ref name=gmca/>

McMahon was the inaugural chairman of the Co-operative Council Innovation Network and served as the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] leader of the [[Local Government Association]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/what_the_locals_really_think_of_oldham_1_4026048 |title=What the locals really think of Oldham – Places |publisher=Lancashire Life |date= |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> McMahon was named the 6th most influential person in local government by ''The [[Local Government Chronicle]]'' ahead of senior [[Minister (government)|government ministers]].<ref>[http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/89246/mcmahon-one-of-most-influential-in-local-politics "McMahon one of most influential in local politics"], ''[[Oldham Chronicle]]'', 3 December 2014; retrieved 29 December 2014.</ref>

In August 2014, McMahon was elected to represent Labour councillors on the party's [[National Executive Committee]] (NEC).<ref name=gmca>{{cite web|title=Leader Jim McMahon OBE|url=https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/councillors/5/jim_mc_mahon_obe|website=Greater Manchester Combined Authority|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/pages/labours-national-executive-committee1 "Labour Party NEC"], ''[[Labour Party (UK)|The Labour Party]]'', 6 May 2011; retrieved 27 January 2015.</ref>

In the [[Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2015|2015 Labour leadership election]], McMahon was reported to have supported [[Liz Kendall]]'s leadership bid. Kendall finished in last place out of the four candidates (Corbyn, Burnham, Cooper & Kendall) receiving less than 5% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eaton |first=George |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/11/why-labours-oldham-election-candidate-jim-mcmahon-one-watch |title=Why Labour's Oldham by-election candidate Jim McMahon is one to watch |website=Newstatesman.com |date=6 November 2015 |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, McMahon stood down as council leader and was replaced by his Deputy, Jean Stretton<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35333780</ref>

===Parliament===

McMahon won the selection to be Labour Party candidate at the [[Oldham West and Royton by-election, 2015|Oldham West and Royton by-election]] following the death of incumbent [[Michael Meacher]].

At the by-election held on 3 December 2015, McMahon was elected Member of Parliament for [[Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham West and Royton]], with 62% of the vote – an increase of seven percentage points since the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015|2015 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Labour wins Oldham West by-election|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35003152|website=BBC News|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> At the by-election McMahon represented just the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] rather than his later Labour and Co-operative Party affiliation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200960/oldham_west_and_royton_parliamentary_by-election_results|title=Oldham West and Royton: Parliamentary By-Election Results|publisher=[[Oldham Council]]|accessdate=4 December 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092408/http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200960/oldham_west_and_royton_parliamentary_by-election_results|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>

He served as [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to the [[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Deputy Leader of the Labour Party]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labourlist.org/2016/01/national-executive-committee-report-26th-january-2016/|title=National Executive Committee Report – 26th January 2016|publisher=Labourlist|date=26 January 2016|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> until being appointed to serve as Shadow Minister for Local Government and Devolution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/whos-in-the-shadow-cabinet-12000902|title=The Greater Manchester MPs who quit Jeremy Corbyn's top team - but are now back|publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=9 October 2016|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref>

==Honours and distinctions==
[[File:OBE officer civil.jpg|thumb|right|100px|'''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]].<ref name=gmca/> He was credited with leading improvements in [[Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council]] having redesignated it as a Co-operative Council.<ref>[http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/84798/jim-is-nations-top-council-leader "Jim is nations top council leader"], ''[[Oldham Evening Chronicle]]'', 26 February 2014; retrieved 17 June 2014.</ref> Also in 2014, [[University Centre Oldham]] conferred upon him [[Honorary title (academic)|Honorary Fellowship]],<ref>[http://www.uco.oldham.ac.uk/news/article.aspx?id=64 "Graduation at University Campus Oldham"], ''[[University Centre Oldham]]'', 16 July 2014; retrieved 25 July 2014.</ref> as well as being elected a [[Fellow]] of the [[Royal Society of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmcmahon.co.uk/bio.html |title=Cllr Jim McMahon &#124; Biography |website=Jimmcmahon.co.uk |date=7 July 1980 |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>

McMahon was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2015 Birthday Honours]] for "services to the community in Oldham",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmcmahon.co.uk/bio.html |title=Cllr Jim McMahon &#124; Biography |publisher=Jimmcmahon.co.uk |date=7 July 1980 |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> and was invested by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] on 18 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mp-jim-mcmahon-says-picking-10632092 |title=MP Jim McMahon says picking up OBE is 'amazing end to a busy year' |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=21 December 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref>

==Family==
McMahon lives with Charlene Duerden in [[Failsworth]] and they have two children.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/oldham-council-boss-jim-mcmahon-1318185 |title=Oldham Council boss Jim McMahon quits day job |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=14 February 2013 |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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Jim McMahon
OBE FRSA MP
Shadow Minister for Local Government and Devolution
Assumed office
10 October 2016
Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Shadow Sec. Teresa Pearce
Andrew Gwynne
Member of Parliament
for Oldham West and Royton
Assumed office
4 December 2015
Preceded by Michael Meacher
Majority 17,198 (37.6%)
Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
5 May 2011 – 16 January 2016
Deputy Jean Stretton
Preceded by Howard Sykes
Succeeded by Jean Stretton
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Councillor
for Failsworth East
In office
21 November 2003 – 3 January 2017
Leader Jean Stretton
Preceded by Graeme Currie
Personal details
Born (1980-07-07) 7 July 1980 (age 43)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Political party Labour and Co-operative Party Script error: No such module "Officeholder party tracking".
Spouse(s) Charlene Duerden
Children 2

James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon, OBE, FRSA (born 7 July 1980) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who is MP for Oldham West and Royton, having won the seat at a by-election in December 2015. He has been a councillor since 2003 and served as leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council.[1]

Early life and education

McMahon was born in Miles Platting, Manchester, to William McMahon, a lorry driver and Alicia O'Rourke (Breffni). [2] The family moved from Cheetham Hill when he was a child to Middleton, where he attended secondary school.[3] He left school at the age of sixteen.[2]

Professional career

McMahon started work in 1997 as an apprentice technician at Manchester University rising to become a senior technician before leaving the profession in 2004. He then joined local government service as a regeneration officer and latterly as a town centre manager.[4][5]

Political career

Local Government

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.[6] As council leader McMahon sat as one of the 11 members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority with responsibility for transport.[7]

McMahon was the inaugural chairman of the Co-operative Council Innovation Network and served as the Labour leader of the Local Government Association.[8] McMahon was named the 6th most influential person in local government by The Local Government Chronicle ahead of senior government ministers.[9]

In August 2014, McMahon was elected to represent Labour councillors on the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).[7][10]

In the 2015 Labour leadership election, McMahon was reported to have supported Liz Kendall's leadership bid. Kendall finished in last place out of the four candidates (Corbyn, Burnham, Cooper & Kendall) receiving less than 5% of the vote.[11]

In 2016, McMahon stood down as council leader and was replaced by his Deputy, Jean Stretton[12]

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 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.[13] At the by-election McMahon represented just the Labour Party rather than his later Labour and Co-operative Party affiliation.[14]

He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party[15] until being appointed to serve as Shadow Minister for Local Government and Devolution.[16]

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.[7] He was credited with leading improvements in Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council having redesignated it as a Co-operative Council.[17] Also in 2014, University Centre Oldham conferred upon him Honorary Fellowship,[18] as well as being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[19]

McMahon was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for "services to the community in Oldham",[20] and was invested by Charles, Prince of Wales on 18 December 2015.[21]

Family

McMahon lives with Charlene Duerden in Failsworth and they have two children.[22]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/624160/Nigel-Farage-John-Bickley-Jim-McMahon-Ukip-Labour-Oldham-West-Royton
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:Cite news
  3. ↑ "Cllr Jim McMahon, Biography", jimmcmahon.co.uk; accessed 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Official website, JimMcMahon.co.uk; retrieved 15 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jim set to steer town to prosperity", Manchester Evening News; retrieved 15 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jim'll fix it", Oldham Evening Chronicle, 6 May 2011; retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Leader Jim McMahon OBE". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 7 November 2015. 
  8. ↑ "What the locals really think of Oldham – Places". Lancashire Life. Retrieved 30 November 2015. 
  9. ↑ "McMahon one of most influential in local politics", Oldham Chronicle, 3 December 2014; retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Labour Party NEC", The Labour Party, 6 May 2011; retrieved 27 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Eaton, George (6 November 2015). "Why Labour's Oldham by-election candidate Jim McMahon is one to watch". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015. 
  12. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35333780
  13. ↑ "Labour wins Oldham West by-election". BBC News. Retrieved 4 December 2015. 
  14. ↑ "Oldham West and Royton: Parliamentary By-Election Results". Oldham Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2015. 
  15. ↑ "National Executive Committee Report – 26th January 2016". Labourlist. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016. 
  16. ↑ "The Greater Manchester MPs who quit Jeremy Corbyn's top team - but are now back". Manchester Evening News. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016. 
  17. ↑ "Jim is nations top council leader", Oldham Evening Chronicle, 26 February 2014; retrieved 17 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "Graduation at University Campus Oldham", University Centre Oldham, 16 July 2014; retrieved 25 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Cllr Jim McMahon | Biography". Jimmcmahon.co.uk. 7 July 1980. Retrieved 30 November 2015. 
  20. ↑ "Cllr Jim McMahon | Biography". Jimmcmahon.co.uk. 7 July 1980. Retrieved 30 November 2015. 
  21. ↑ "MP Jim McMahon says picking up OBE is 'amazing end to a busy year'". Manchester Evening News. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015. 
  22. ↑ "Oldham Council boss Jim McMahon quits day job". Manchester Evening News. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2015. 

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