Edward Timpson: a closer look

Edward hasn’t just arrived for the by-election. He has worked for the local community and has lived in the local area all his life. This year he ran his sixth marathon to raise money for the Macmillan cancer unit at Leighton Hospital and he will be doing a seventh later this year in support of other local causes. He also fought Gordon Brown’s plans to shut down four Post Offices in Crewe and Nantwich, organising a 3,000 strong local petition.

Edward is 34 and married to Julia with three children, Sam (aged four) Elizabeth (aged 2) and Lydia who is just nine weeks old. All three of his children were born at Leighton Hospital.

He has an elder brother who now runs the family business and a sister who is a primary school teacher in London. He also has two adopted brothers.

His parents were foster parents and so while growing up he shared his home with 86 other children – some staying for short periods or just at weekends but others staying for a year or more.

His life growing up was the main reason he decided to go into family law and his experience in working with vulnerable children and family breakdown are what motivated him to get involved in politics. He believes that too many children have a bad start in life and he would like to try to change that.

His first priority if elected as the MP for Crewe and Nantwich would be cutting crime. He believes that we need the police to re-claim the streets and we need to stop ASBOS being seen as a badge of honour.

He is not interested in the 'Westminster village'. He wants to be elected to represent the people of Crewe and Nantwich and to make sure that they are not taken for granted by the government anymore.

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