Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough is a [Labour Party (UK)|British Welsh Labour|Labour Party] politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for South Norfolk since the 2024 general election. Prior to his election as an MP, Goldsborough had served as a councillor on the Flint Town Council in Flintshire, Wales.
Early life and education
Goldsborough was born in September 1990 in Suffolk. He attended Newmarket Upper School from 2003 to 2008 before graduating with a BA in British Politics and Legislative Studies from the University of Hull in 2015. Goldsborough grew up in Norfolk but later moved to Wales for work.Political career
From 2015 to 2019, Goldsborough served as a parliamentary assistant for David Hanson, then-MP for Delyn. He was elected unopposed as a Labour councillor for Coleshill ward on the Flint Town Council in May 2022. The same month, he ran for the Northop seat on Flintshire County Council and finished third out of six candidates in the election. On 20 May 2022, Goldsborough was appointed Deputy Mayor of Flint on a one-year term. In May 2023, he was appointed Mayor of Flint on a one-year term.Goldsborough initially sought the Labour parliamentary candidate nomination for Clwyd East in April 2023, but lost to eventual MP Becky Gittins. In May 2024, he was selected to stand as the Labour candidate for South Norfolk in the 2024 general election. He won the constituency from the Conservative Party by a margin of 2,826 votes and became South Norfolk's first Labour MP since Christopher Mayhew, who held the seat from 1945 to 1950.