Lorraine Beavers
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Lorraine Beavers | |
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Member of Parliament for Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Majority | 4,647 (11.1%) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Lorraine Beavers is a British Labour Party politician who has been MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 2024.[1]
Career
[edit]Prior to her election to Parliament, she served as the deputy leader of the Labour opposition group at both the Wyre and County authorities.[2]
In the 2024 general election, she was elected unseating incumbent Conservative Paul Maynard.[3] She became the first MP from Fleetwood. Beavers won the traditionally Conservative seat after a strong performance by the Reform UK candidate who came third.[4]
The Blackpool Gazette called Beavers "a well known figure in Fleetwood, having grown up in the town and served as a Labour councillor at town council, borough and county level."[4]
Personal life
[edit]Beavers is the mother of two children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blackpool North and Fleetwood - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ a b Hunt, Richard (21 August 2023). "Fleetwood's Labour councillor Lorraine Beavers selected as prospective parliamentary candidate for Blackpool North and Fleetwood". Blackpool Gazette.
- ^ "MP's pride at being first to come from Fleetwood after election win". Coastal Radio DAB. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b Hunt, Richard (5 July 2024). "I'm so proud to be the first MP from Fleetwood: Labour candidate after Blackpool North and Fleetwood win". Blackpool Gazette.
External links
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