Rachel Taylor (politician)
Rachel Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Tracey |
| Majority | 2,198 (5.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Rachel Margaret Taylor[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as a Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth since 2024.[2]
Taylor was born and educated in Warwickshire. She studied at the University of Leeds, where she was Vice President for Welfare in the University Union.[3] She has previously worked as a solicitor, specialising in property law, and helped to run a retail business in the North Warwickshire area. She has also been a tennis umpire at Wimbledon.[4][5]
She served on North Warwickshire Borough Council representing the ward of Atherstone Central,[6][7] and was first elected to represent one of two seats in the constituency on 4 May 2023; the other seat was won by Neil Dirveiks, also a Labour councillor.[7] She was selected to contest the new seat of North Warwickshire and Bedworth for Labour in December 2023.[8] She was described as being among a number of LGBTQ+ parliamentarians by PinkNews in 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "North Warwickshire and Bedworth – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "My Story – Rachel Taylor for North Warwickshire and Bedworth". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Who are Coventry and Warwickshire's newbie MPs?". BBC News. BBC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Taylor". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ a b Tonks, Amanda. "Election Results". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPs falls following election".
External links
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