Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin

Member of Parliament

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Party history

Labour 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency history

Scunthorpe 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Scunthorpe 6 May 2010 to 6 Nov 2019 Elected 3 times

Roles

Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) 16 Sep 2025 to present HM Household
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 26 Jun 2025 to present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 26 Jun 2025 to present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) 23 Jul 2024 to 7 Sep 2025 Ministry of Justice
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury 10 Jul 2024 to 16 Sep 2025 HM Treasury
European Statutory Instruments Committee 18 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art 12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Procedure Committee 11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Gain Scunthorpe Turnout 39,051
Candidate Party Votes Share
Nicholas Dakin Lab Labour 15,484 39.7 %
Holly Mumby-Croft Con Conservative 11,942 30.6 %
Darren Haley RUK Reform UK 8,163 20.9 %
Nick Cox Green Green Party 1,218 3.1 %
Abdul Butt Ind Independent 1,202 3.1 %
Cahal Burke LD Liberal Democrat 942 2.4 %
Scott Curtis Heritage Party 100 0.3 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Sir Nicholas Dakin been an MP?

Sir Nicholas Dakin has been in the House of Commons for 1 years, 10 months. Source

What parties has Sir Nicholas Dakin been a member of?

Sir Nicholas Dakin has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Sir Nicholas Dakin held?

Sir Nicholas Dakin has 15 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Sir Nicholas Dakin's latest election result?

Sir Nicholas Dakin's latest imported election result is Lab Gain in Scunthorpe, with a majority of 3,542. Source