Scott Benton is the Conservative MP for Blackpool South, having first been elected to Parliament in 2019, with a majority of 3,690 over the Labour Party,
The Blackpool South constituency is found within the county of Lancashire and covers the southern Part of Blackpool. Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Tower, and the centre of Blackpool is found in this seat. Blackpool airport is also found here. There are notable pockets of deprivation in this seat. It was held by the Conservatives solidly between 1945 and 1997, before being gained by Labour. The Conservatives won it back in 2019.
Born in 1987, Scott Benton studied theology as an undergraduate at the University of Nottingham. He then remained at Nottingham University to study for a postgraduate degree and he gained a Masters’ in Theology.
He worked as a Primary School teacher and served as a Councillor on Calderdale Council, before being elected to Parliament.
Benton was a strong supporter of Brexit. On the right of the Conservative Party, he has previously suggested that schools should fly the Union Jack and sing the National Anthem, similar to the practice in many American schools.
At Westminster he is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Betting and Gambling, and Eating Well. He is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Saudi Arabia, St George’s Day and Dying Well (anti euthanasia),
He enjoys football and is a member of All-Party Parliamentary Football Club. He supports Tottenham.
Email – scott.benton.mp@parliament.uk
Website – www.scottbenton.org.uk
Twitter – @SL_Benton
