[2] He grew up in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, attending the town's Huntcliff Secondary School and then Sir William Turner's Sixth Form College in Redcar.

[8] He was defeated by Labour incumbent Anna Turley, but increased the Conservative share of the vote by 17%, bringing them from fourth to second place in the constituency with 33.2%.

[9] Gibson defeated Labour's shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman at the 2019 general election, taking the seat for the Conservatives for the first time in 27 years and securing a majority of over 3,000.

"[14] In October 2020, as part of a protest organised by some Darlington residents, empty plates and teddy bears were placed outside his constituency office after he voted against a Labour Party Opposition Day Motion to extend free school meals over holidays.

[15] On 6 July 2022, he resigned as parliamentary private secretary in the Department for International Trade in protest at Boris Johnson's conduct in the Chris Pincher scandal.

[16] His resignation letter criticised "the damage our party has inflicted on itself over the failure to include trans people in the ban on conversion therapy".