David Morris (Conservative politician)
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David Morris MP |
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Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Geraldine Smith |
| Majority | 4,590 (10.6%) |
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3 January 1966 Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Website | David Morris |
David Thomas Morris (born 3 January 1966, Leigh, Lancashire, England) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Morecambe and Lunesdale in Lancashire, England.
The son of an ex-Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander turned civilian harbour master, Morris spent his youth in places as far afield as Hong Kong and the Bahamas, where the family's neighbours included actors Sean Connery and Elizabeth Taylor. He was educated at St Andrew's School in Nassau, Bahamas.
After applying and failing to get into the Royal Navy because of his short sightedness, Morris apprenticed as a hairdresser, eventually working as a stylist for Pierre Alexandre Salon.
His hobby was playing the electric guitar, and he joined a teenage band in which Richard "Rick" Astley was the drummer. After leaving school at 16 and whilst training as a hairdresser, Morris and Astley played the Northern club circuit at night in bands including 'Give Way' – specialising in covering Beatles and Shadows songs – and 'FBI', a soul music band which won several local talent competitions. After the lead singer left FBI, Morris also left the band to concentrate on hairdressing. Astley had stepped up to take over vocals, and after being spotted by Pete Waterman was signed by . Signed under a separate SAW contract, Morris rejoined Astley's backing band, and although being the guitar player, appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops faking playing a keyboard for the song "She Wants to Dance with Me". Morris also wrote songs, both for Astley and other SAW performers including Sonia, Brother Beyond and Jason Donovan.
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