Alison Bennett
British politician
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Alison Elizabeth Bennett is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex since 2024.
Alison Bennett | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mims Davies |
| Majority | 6,662 (12.5%) |
| Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
| 2024–present | Care and Carers |
| Member of Mid Sussex District Council for Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint and Downs (2019–2023) | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Education and career
Bennett was privately educated at The King's School, Gloucester, and Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating in 1999 with a degree in social and political sciences.[1][2] Bennett worked for British Airways and then E.ON.[3]
Political career
Bennett contested Arundel and South Downs for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election, coming second to the Conservative candidate Andrew Griffith.[4]
She has served as a member of Mid Sussex District Council, representing the wards of Hurstpierpoint and Downs from 2019 to 2023 and Hurstpierpoint since 2023.[5][6] Bennett was the council's deputy leader when she was selected to stand in the 2024 general election.[7]
In the 2024 General Election, she was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex 39.6% of the vote becoming the first Liberal Democrat MP for the constituency since its creation in 1974.[8]
