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Antony Higginbotham (born 16 December 1989) is a British
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politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for
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Early life and career

Antony Higginbotham was born on 16 December 1989 in
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. He attended
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and went on to study politics at
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, becoming the first in his family to attend university. After graduating, he briefly worked for the
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. He then went on to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law at
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. Before becoming an MP, he worked for a trade organisation representing international banks. He then worked as a banker, first for a Japanese bank then as a banker at
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. While living in London, he unsuccessfully contested the Peninsula ward in the 2018 Greenwich London Borough Council election.


Parliamentary career

At the 2019 general election, Higginbotham was elected to Parliament as MP for
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with 40.3% of the vote and a majority of 1,352, becoming the first Conservative MP in Burnley since 1910. In June 2021, Higginbotham and Burnley Council submitted a bid for £20m to improve constituency life through three construction projects. He is a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, which includes 12 months of courses on military affairs to help improve parliamentary knowledge on the military. Higginbotham endorsed
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during the
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, citing her views on tax, education and 'levelling up'. In June 2024, Higginbotham was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for Burnley at the
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. He lost his seat to Labour candidate, Oliver Ryan.


Personal life

Higginbotham is openly gay and was one of 20 LGBT+ Conservative MPs in the 2019–2024 Parliament.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Higginbotham, Antony 1989 births Living people UK MPs 2019–2024 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies LGBTQ members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom People from Haslingden Politics of Burnley 21st-century English politicians English gay politicians 21st-century British LGBTQ people Alumni of the University of Hull