With a mere 1,508 votes, the Labour candidate defeated Andy Street and ended the seven-year tenure of the Tory.What you should know about the relatively obscure politician is as follows.
Mr. Parker was born and raised in Bristol; his mother worked as a school secretary and his father as a dock worker.
At the age of sixteen, he dropped out of school and began working at a local port authority before earning a degree in economics.
After receiving his accounting certifications in 1989, Mr. Parker started working for News. He eventually rose to the position of partner and oversaw the accounting firm’s ties with the Labour Party.
Additionally, in 2016, Mr. Parker collaborated with municipal leaders to establish the West Midlands Combined Authority.
