Andrew was elected to represent his home constituency of Denton and Reddish in 2005 and was re-elected in 2010, 2015 and 2017. He is running to represent Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Norris and Reddish in the House of Commons once again in the General Election on Thursday 12th December 2019. Within the Labour Party, he is a member of the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. He is 45 years old and lives in Denton with his wife Allison, his four cats Jude, Sox, Minnie and Tammy and his dog Lottie. He has three children William, James and Maisie, and is now a grandad too.