Sarah Smith (politician)
British politician
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Sarah Madeleine Webster Smith is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Hyndburn since 2024.[2]
Sarah Smith | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hyndburn | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sara Britcliffe |
| Majority | 1,687 (4.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Madeleine Webster Smith c.1986[1] |
| Party | Labour |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Inverurie Academy |
| Queen Mary University of London | |
Early life and career
Smith attended school at Chapel of Garioch Primary School and Inverurie Academy in north-east Scotland[1] and went on to study law at Queen Mary University of London.[1] She subsequently worked mostly at a number of non-profit organisations.[1][3]
Political career
Smith was elected as the Labour councillor for the Marton ward at the 2023 Blackpool Council election. Following her election as an MP, she resigned as a councillor in August 2024.[4][1] On 4 October 2024, the local by-election for her council seat was won by Reform UK candidate Jim O'Neill.[5]
Smith was elected as MP for the Hyndburn constituency in Lancashire at the general election in July 2024 with a majority of 1,687 over the incumbent Conservative MP.[6][7]
Personal life
Smith is married and has one child.[1]
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