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Claire Hazelgrove
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Filton and Bradley Stoke
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byJack Lopresti
Majority10,000 (19.9%)
Personal details
Born
Claire Ruth Hazelgrove

(1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 36)
Political partyLabour
EducationUniversity of York
Websiteclairehazelgrove.co.uk

Claire Ruth Hazelgrove (born 16 July 1988) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke since 2024. She gained the seat from Jack Lopresti, a Conservative.[1]

In 2010, she was the prospective Labour candidate for parliamentary election for Skipton and Ripon.[2][3][4] At time of selection she was the second-youngest Parliamentary Candidate in party history, Emily Benn being the youngest.[5]

Early life

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Hazelgrove attended Campion School in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire where she earned A-Levels in history (A), law (B) and psychology (A).[6] She studied Politics at the University of York and volunteered for Sally Keeble MP.[7][8] In 2021, she received a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Bath.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Filton & Bradley Stoke | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Labour Candidates".
  3. ^ "Claire, 19, stands for Parliament". Craven Herald. 26 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Age is just a number". York Press. 24 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Claire Curry's favour". Daily Mirror.
  6. ^ Iziren, Adeline (17 January 2009). "The next big thing". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ McCluskey, Ben (22 May 2008). "Juggling student life and politics: Getting the balance right". The Yorker. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
  8. ^ Foster, Sarah (24 October 2007). "Second year to stand in general election". Nouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.
  9. ^ "Making change happen through public policy: Claire's story". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for
Filton and Bradley Stoke

2024–incumbent
Incumbent