Mark Logan (politician)

Mark Rory Logan[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton North East since the 2019 general election.[2]

Mark Logan

MP
Member of Parliament
for Bolton North East
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded bySir David Crausby
Majority378 (0.9%)
Personal details
BornBallymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materBallymena Academy
Queen's University Belfast
London School of Economics
Wadham College, University of Oxford
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.marklogan.org.uk

Personal life

Logan was born and grew up in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He graduated from Queen's University Belfast, and then earned two master's degrees, one from the London School of Economics and the second from Wadham College, University of Oxford.[3] Before becoming an MP, he worked at the British Consulate-General Shanghai where he was responsible for media and comms. Logan also worked for Chinese conglomerate, Sanpower Group.

Political career

In 2017, he contested the East Antrim seat for the Conservative Party, coming 6th place with 2.5% of the vote. He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Bolton North East in the 2019 general election, ultimately winning the seat with a 0.9% majority with a swing of 4.7%.

Electoral history

2019 general election
General election 2019: Bolton North East [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Logan 19,759 45.4 +3.2
Labour David Crausby 19,381 44.5 −6.1
Brexit Party Trevor Jones 1,880 4.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox 1,847 4.2 +1.3
Green Liz Spencer 689 1.6 +0.8
Majority 378 0.9 -7.2
Turnout 43,556 64.5 -2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.7

2017 general election
General election 2017: East Antrim[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DUP Sammy Wilson 21,873 57.3 +21.2
Alliance Stewart Dickson 5,950 15.6 +0.6
UUP John Stewart 4,524 11.9 −6.9
Sinn Féin Oliver McMullan 3,555 9.3 +2.4
SDLP Margaret McKillop 1,278 3.4 −1.5
NI Conservatives Mark Logan 963 2.5 +0.9
Majority 15,923 40.7 +23.4
Turnout 38,143 60.6 +7.3
Registered electors 62,908
DUP hold Swing +10.3

References
  1. "Members Sworn". Hansard.parliament.uk. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Bolton North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.com.
  3. "Election winners". www.wadham.ox.ac.uk.
  4. Sansome, Jessica; Otter, Saffron (14 November 2019). "All the Greater Manchester General Election 2019 candidates". men. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. "Dickson to stand in Westminster election". Larne Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  6. "McMullan candidate in Westminster election". Larne Times. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  7. "Ulster Unionist Party announces General Election candidates". Belfast Telegraph. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  8. "DUP General Election candidates announced". Belfast Telegraph. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  9. "Statement of Persons nominated". Electoral Office of Northern Ireland. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  10. "UK Parliamentary Election Result 2017 - East Antrim". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir David Crausby		 Member of Parliament
for Bolton North East
2019–present		 Incumbent


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