Charles Alistair Geoffrey Dewhirst is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridlington and The Wolds since 2024.

Early life

Dewhirst comes from a

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family near

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in the

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. Dewhirst attended the

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before moving to London to begin a career in

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. Dewhirst then worked as a parliamentary aide before working for a global communications agency, where he was involved in the introduction of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.

Political career

In 2010 Dewhirst was elected to a councillor role for the Conservatives in

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, and in 2012 he joined UK Sport shortly before the

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. Dewhirst was the Conservative candidate for the constituency of

in the 2015 general election and the 2017 general election. He was the deputy leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Immediately prior to beginning his parliamentary campaign, he was the chief policy adviser for the National Pig Association, who Dewhirst started working for in 2020.

Electoral history

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* , - UK MPs 2024–present Living people Conservative Party (UK) councillors Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in the East Riding of Yorkshire Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-MP-stub