David is the Member of Parliament for the Constituency of Bury North. This Constituency covers Bury, Ramsbottom and Tottington. David was educated at Aston Comprehensive School in Rotherham South Yorkshire. He left school at 18 and joined a firm of Solicitors in Sheffield as a Trainee Legal Executive. David attended evening classes and became an Associate of the Institute of Legal Executives. He obtained a law degree by correspondence from London University and became a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. He spent two years as an Articled Clerk and after passing his Law Society Final Exams he was admitted as a Solicitor in 1990. David qualified as a Notary Public in 1998, Notaries are specially trained to authenticate documents for use abroad. David became a Partner in 1990 in the same firm that he had joined upon leaving school and ran the firm for 16 years employing over 40 staff. He later became the Senior Partner a position he retained until he sold the practice in 2006. David was retained as a Consultant by the new owners of the practice and since 2007 has only practised as a Notary. Married to Susan they live in Tottington. Apart from politics David enjoys watching sport, walking and birdwatching. David is a Member of Bury Rotary Club. He is President of Tottington St. John’s Cricket Club and a Patron of Ramsbottom Cricket Club David and Susan attend St. Anne’s Church in Tottington where David is one of the Churchwardens. Susan and David own a lively Dalmatian called CeeCee. Contact David by Email : [email protected]