Sarah Bool
British politician
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Sarah Anne-Marie Bool[1] (born 1987 or 1988)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who has been the Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire since the July 2024 general election.[3]
Sarah Bool | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Leadsom |
| Majority | 3,687 (6.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Anne-Marie Bool[1] 1987 or 1988 (age 37–38)[2] |
| Party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Bool is the daughter of Kenneth and Maureen Bool and has two siblings. She grew up in Rutland and attended English Martyrs Primary School in Oakham and Stamford High School. Bool read Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford before completing a law conversion course at the College of Law in London[2] before embarking on her legal training. Her father, Ken Bool, was a Conservative councillor on Rutland County Council.[4]
She has Type 1 diabetes,[5] only being diagnosed aged 33. Bool called in Parliament for a paediatric screening programme for the disease in order to protect children from diabetic ketoacidosis and the risk to life this poses.[6] The topic was the subject of her first speaking opportunity at Prime Minister’s Questions.[7]
Political career
In the 2019 general election she stood as the Conservative candidate for Vauxhall, coming third behind Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[8]
In 2024 general election she succeeded Andrea Leadsom as MP for South Northamptonshire. Bool is chair of the executive committee of the Society of Conservative Lawyers.[9]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Florence Eshalomi | 31,615 | 56.1 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lewis | 12,003 | 21.3 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Bool | 9,422 | 16.7 | −1.9 | |
| Green | Jacqueline Bond | 2,516 | 4.5 | +2.5 | |
| Brexit Party | Andrew McGuinness | 641 | 1.1 | New | |
| Independent | Salah Faissal | 136 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 19,612 | 34.8 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 56,333 | 63.5 | −3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,659 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Bool | 19,191 | 35.7 | −27.5 | |
| Labour | Rufia Ashraf | 15,504 | 28.9 | +8.1 | |
| Reform | Paul Hogan | 8,962 | 16.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Tolley | 4,989 | 9.3 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Emmie Williamson | 3,040 | 5.7 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Ian McCord | 1,556 | 2.9 | New | |
| Workers Party | Mick Stott | 246 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Stuart Robert | 209 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,687 | 6.8 | −35.6 | ||
| Turnout | 53,697 | 68.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,233 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.8 | |||
