Andrew Howard Western (born 18 March 1985) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston since 2022.

He attended Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, before studying History and Politics at Sheffield University, graduating in 2006.

[3] He returned to Trafford after university, and before becoming council leader worked in project management within the engineering sector, focusing particularly on transport infrastructure.

[5] As Council Leader, Western sat on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and prior to his election to Parliament was the Portfolio Lead for Place Based Regeneration (Housing and Infrastructure) as well as Clean Air.

[8] Following his election to parliament in December 2022, Western resigned as leader of Trafford Council, being succeeded by Tom Ross.

Following the 2024 General Election Western was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions as the Minister for Transformation.

[citation needed] Western endorsed Tony Lloyd in the 2016 Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection.

[16] In a speech to Stand Up to Racism Manchester, Western claimed to have "chased (Tommy Robinson) out of Trafford", and expressed his concern about Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, describing the latter as "far right".