I’ve lived in Nottingham for more than half my live, having come here from Manchester in 2003 to study. In 2011 I was elected to represent Basford on Nottingham City Council. As well as representing local residents during this time, I served as an executive councillor for Adults and Health, and chaired the City’s Health and Wellbeing Board.

In 2017 I was proud to be elected as the new Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham North, and I was re-elected in 2019. During Labour’s time in Opposition I served as a Shadow Minister covering a range of briefs, including international development, levelling up, and policing. During the Covid pandemic, I served as the Shadow Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care.

In 2024 new constituency boundaries came into place, with Nottingham North expanding to become Nottingham North and Kimberley. I stood in the new seat, and was delighted to be elected on the same night that Labour entered government. Since the election, I have served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, responsible for Local Growth and Building Safety (https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alex-norris). This role includes oversight of the Labour government’s efforts to build local and regional growth, restore high streets and town centres, and our response to the Grenfell Inquiry and other concerns around building safety and regulation.

I currently live in Bulwell, and have previously lived across the constituency, in Highbury Vale, Whitemoor Esatate and by Vernon Park. Prior to my election, I had worked as a Trade Union organiser, and for the Labour Party and Nottingham City Council.

Outside of Parliament, I’m a keen runner, supporter of Manchester City and my wife and I have a border collie called Boomer.