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Charlie Maynard

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Charlie Maynard
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Witney
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byRobert Courts
Majority4,339 (8.6%)
Member of West Oxfordshire District Council for Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt
Assumed office
9 May 2022
Personal details
Born
Charles Adrian MacFie Maynard
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Websitewww.charliemaynard.org

Charles Adrian MacFie Maynard[1] is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat from Robert Courts, a member of the Conservative Party. Maynard has been a member of West Oxfordshire District Council since 2022.

Early life and education

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Maynard studied geography at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1990 to 1993.[2]

Career before Parliament

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Maynard co-founded BDA Partners, an international investment advice company, in 1996.[3] He chaired the Witney Oxford Transport Group, which advocates for a railway linking Carterton, Witney, Eynsham and Oxford, from October 2020 to November 2023.[2]

In the 2022 council election, Maynard was elected as a member of West Oxfordshire District Council for the ward of Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt.[4]

Parliamentary career

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Maynard was elected as Member of Parliament for Witney in the 2024 general election. He received 41.2 per cent of the vote and a majority of 4,339 over the incumbent Conservative MP Robert Courts, then Solicitor General for England and Wales, who had represented the seat since 2016.[5][6] Maynard became the first non-Conservative MP for Witney since 1922.[7]

Personal life

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Maynard and his wife Sophie have hosted refugees from Ukraine and Syria at their home near Witney.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14086.
  2. ^ a b "Register of Interests: Councillor Charlie Maynard". West Oxfordshire District Council. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "BDA Partners". BDA Partners. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Councillor Charlie Maynard". West Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Witney – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Witney | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ Robinson, Adele (6 July 2024). "In the former Tory stronghold of Witney, it is all too clear why loyal supporters shunned the party". Sky News. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ "About Charlie". Charlie Maynard. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Witney

2024–present
Incumbent