He was elected with 44.1% of the vote on a turnout of 60.2%.[3]
Prior to his election to Parliament, Naismith was a member of Cheshire East Council, representing the Crewe West ward, first being elected in May 2021 and re-elected in 2023.[4]
His local Labour Party website says that prior to his election, he worked in the constituency in "Police complaints", and "served as a school governor at a thriving community nursery school in Crewe".[5]
