Labour’s Jon Pearce has just been elected as the new MP for High Peak.
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Local members in High Peak picked Jon Pearce as their candidate. Pearce is an employment lawyer, predominantly working in the health and social care and charity sectors.
As a local Dad I’ll work hard to deliver the change we so desperately need in High Peak.#HopeValley #ChapelEnLeFrith #WhaleyBridge #Glossop #Buxton #Hadfield #NewMills pic.twitter.com/ZDcpN4qobR
— Jon Pearce (@Jon4HighPeak) May 24, 2024
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