Spouse(s) Ann Gill | Nationality British Name Martin Vickers Majority 7.893 (17.5%) Children One daughter | |
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Martin vickers conservative party candidate for cleethorpes 2015
Martin John Vickers (born 13 September 1950) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cleethorpes at the 2010 general election.
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- Martin vickers conservative party candidate for cleethorpes 2015
- Meet our alumni martin vickers mp
- Early life
- Parliamentary career
- Political views and parliamentary voting record
- Personal life
- References
Meet our alumni martin vickers mp
Early life
Born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, Vickers was educated at Havelock School and Grimsby College. He gained a politics degree at the University of Lincoln after six years as a part-time student in 2004. In 2011, he stepped down as a Conservative councillor on North East Lincolnshire Council for the Scartho ward. Before being elected an MP, he served as full-time Conservative agent for an MP in a nearby constituency.
Parliamentary career
Vickers was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cleethorpes in the 2010 general election, by a majority of 4,298. On 24 October 2011, Vickers joined the Conservative backbench rebellion to vote in favour of a national referendum on the European Union.
Political views and parliamentary voting record
Vickers supported Brexit in the 2016 European Union referendum.
He has consistently voted against an investigation into the Iraq War, and has also voted against LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage. He has opposed raising welfare benefits in line with inflation, and has supported reducing benefits for those occupying homes with additional bedrooms.
Personal life
He has a wife, Ann, and has one daughter.
