Gary William Sambrook

Gary William Sambrook(born 25 June 1989) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield since the 2019 general election.

Political career

Sambrook became a councillor for Birmingham City Council in 2014, winning the Kingstanding ward seat, based on the area of the same name, in a by-election. During his campaign to become a councillor, he appeared in the Birmingham Mail and on BBC Radio West Midlands when two local supporters, Ben Coleman and Michael Mason, composed a song in support of his campaign. He has also worked for MP James Morris.

At the 2019 general election, he defeated the Labour incumbent Richard Burden, becoming the first Conservative MP for Northfield since 1992. In August 2020, he signed a piece on the ConservativeHome website that called for changes to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to "improve the legal recognition for trans people in England and Wales".

Sambrook is a member of both the Procedure and Ecclesiastical Committees.

Personal life

Sambrook is a freemason. He is gay.