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Steve Yemm | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Mansfield | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Bradley |
| Majority | 3,485 (8.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Yemm January 1964 (age 62) |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham (BSc) |
Stephen Yemm (born January 1964)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Mansfield since 2024.
Early life and career
[edit]Born in Rainworth to a mining family, Yemm was educated at The Brunts Academy,[2] then a comprehensive school, afterwards receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Nottingham.[3]
He was the Labour candidate in the 2011 Mansfield mayoral election,[2] and was defeated by Mansfield Independent Forum's candidate, sitting mayor Tony Egginton, by a majority of 67 votes after second preference voting.
Prior to becoming an MP, Yemm worked in IT and was a long-term chairman of Mansfield's local Labour group between 2008 and 2017.[4][5]
Parliamentary career
[edit]In March 2023 Yemm was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Mansfield.[6]
Yemm was elected as Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 2024 general election, defeating his Conservative predecessor Ben Bradley.[7][8]
In January 2025, Yemm called on the UK Government to release surplus funds from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme to support former mineworkers and their families. This followed the government's earlier decision to release £1.5 billion from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.[9]
In April 2025, Yemm apologised and referred himself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after failing to declare a £10,000 donation from Power Saving Solutions, a business within his constituency area, while praising the company in a House of Commons speech about construction standards.[10][11]
Personal life
[edit]Yemm has three adult daughters with his wife,[5] a consultant radiographer at Kings Mill Hospital. He has lived in Mansfield all his life.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Companies House Appointments, Stephen YEMM". Companies House. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- 1 2 "The Candidates". Mansfield District Council, April 2011. Accessed 21 April 2026
- ↑ "Optibrium Appoints Steve Yemm as Chief Commercial Officer". Drug Discovery from Technology Networks. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ↑ Backlash at polling station decision. "However, Steve Yemm, chairman of Mansfield Labour Party is calling for a re-think next time". Chad, 15 January 2014, p.5. Accessed 11 July 2024
- 1 2 Former Mansfield mayoral candidate to stand for Labour at next general election Chad, 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024
- ↑ "Former Mansfield mayoral candidate to stand for Labour at next general election". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ↑ "Mansfield - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ↑ "Mansfield turns back from blue to red". Mansfield 103.2. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ↑ "Mansfield MP calls on Government to get thousands more ex-miners their fair share of pension pot surplus – Notts TV News | The heart of Nottingham news coverage for Notts TV". Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ↑ Courea, Eleni (2025-04-11). "Labour MP apologises for not declaring donation from firm he praised in Commons". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ↑ Morton, Becky (11 April 2025). "MP sorry for not declaring donation when praising firm". BBC News.
- ↑ Pridmore, Oliver (2024-07-06). "Who are the six brand new Labour MPs now representing Notts?". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile on OpenSanctions, an open database of sanctions and persons of interest
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