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'''Scott Lloyd Benton''' (born 1 July 1987) is a former British politician who was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Blackpool South (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackpool South]] from the [[2019 United Kingdom general election]] until his resignation in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2024 |title=Scott Benton resigns as MP, paving way for Blackpool by-election |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scott-benton-resigns-mp-paving-152243653.html |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref> A member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], he was also a councillor on [[Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council]] and a primary school teacher.
In April 2023 Benton had the [[Whip (politics)|whip]] removed after he had offered to reporters, posing as investors, that he would lobby ministers in return for payments. A parliamentary investigation concluded that he had breached lobbying rules and recommended a 35-day suspension from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], triggering [[2024 Blackpool South recall petition|a recall petition]] that might have led to a by-election if Benton had not resigned as an MP.
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