Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Stephen Wharton (born 16 February 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stockton South since the 2010 general election, having defeated the sitting Labour MP Dari Taylor. He grew up in Wolviston. He went to the independent Yarm School, followed by Durham University where he studied Law and was a member of the OTC (part of the Northumbrian UOTC). Following his graduation from Durham he studied the Legal Practice Course at The College of Law in York and qualified a solicitor with BHP Law, a firm in the North East.