David Morris (Conservative politician)

David Morris (Conservative politician)
David Morris MP
Member of Parliament
for Morecambe and Lunesdale
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Geraldine Smith
Majority 866 (2.0%)
Personal details
Born 3 January 1966 (1966-01-03) (age 45)
Leigh, Lancashire[1]
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Website www.morecambelunesdale.com

David Morris is an English Conservative Party politician. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Morecambe and Lunesdale in Lancashire, England.[2]

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Early life

The son of an ex-Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander turned civilian harbour master, Morris spent his youth in places as far afield as Hong Kong and the Bahamas, where the family's neighbours included actors Sean Connery and Elizabeth Taylor.[3]

Career

After applying and failing to get into the Royal Navy because of his short sightedness, Morris apprenticed as a hairdresser, eventually working as a stylist for Pierre Alexandre.[3]

His hobby was playing the electric guitar, and he joined a teenage band in which Richard "Rick" Astley was the drummer.[3][4] After leaving school at 16 and whilst training as a hairdresser, Morris and Astley played the Northern club circuit at night in bands including Give Way - specialising in covering Beatles and Shadows songs - and FBI, a soul music band which won several local talent competitions.[4] After the lead singer left FBI, Morris also left the band to concentrate on hairdressing. Astley had stepped up to take over vocals, and after being spotted by Pete Waterman was signed by Stock, Aitken and Waterman.[4] Signed under a separate SAW contract, Morris rejoined Astley's backing band, and although the guitar player, appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops faking playing a keyboard for the song She Wants to Dance with Me. Morris also wrote songs, both for Astley and other SAW performers including Sonia, Brother Beyond and Jason Donovan.[3]

After leaving the pop industry, Morris returned to hairdressing, where he built up a chain of five salons.[5]

Politics

Selected as the Conservative candidate for Blackpool South in 2001 and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire in 2005, he failed to win either seat.[6]

Morris won Morecambe and Lunesdale at the 2010 general election, defeating Labour's Geraldine Smith by 866 votes.[3] Morris is a member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, for which he has the honorary title Lieutenant Commander.

Morris is a friend of the actor and musician David Hasselhoff, whom he welcomed to the House of Commons in February 2011 as part of the campaign to reopen the Morecambe Winter Gardens.[7]

Personal life

Divorced, he has two teenage sons.[3] One of whom, Thomas, recently wrote about his experience working for his father in Epolitix.com.[8]

References

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Geraldine Smith
Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale
2010–present
Incumbent

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