Lizzi Collinge
Lizzi Collinge | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | www |
Lizzi Collinge is a British Labour party politician serving as Member of Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale, in Lancashire and Cumbria, since the 2024 general election.[1]
Early life and education
Collinge was born in Lancashire, and moved to rural Cumbria as a child. She moved to the Morecambe and Lunesdale area in 2005.[2] She has a first class honours BA in politics and Spanish from the University of Central Lancashire (2012), after studying as a mature student.[2][3]
Political career
Collinge has been a member of Lancashire County Council, representing Lancaster East for Labour, since 2016.[4]
Parliamentary career
Collinge stood for election in Morecambe and Lunesdale in the 2019 general election, where she came in second place with 39% of the vote behind David Morris, the incumbent Conservative MP, with 53%.[5]
Collinge was selected in September 2023 as the Labour candidate for Morecambe and Lunesdale for the next general election.[6] In the 2024 general election she was elected as MP for the seat, with 40.8% of the vote and a majority of 5,815 over the second-placed candidate, the Conservative David Morris who had previously represented the seat since 2010. There were five candidates, and a turnout of 63%.[1] Although the seat's boundaries had changed following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the notional 2019 result for the seat had been Conservative, so the seat was a Labour gain from Conservative whether in terms of the old seat or the notional result.[7]
Personal life
Collinge is married with two children and lives in Heysham.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Morecambe and Lunesdale - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "About". Lizzi Collinge. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Lizzi Collinge". LinkedIn. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Councillor details - County Councillor Lizzi Collinge". council.lancashire.gov.uk. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Morecambe and Lunesdale, 12 December 2019". committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour candidate selected for new Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency". Beyond Radio. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Parliament election results: Notional election for the constituency of Morecambe and Lunesdale on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament election results. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- "Watch as Labour's Lizzi Collinge wins in Morecambe and Lunesdale". Lancaster Guardian. 5 July 2024. 5m35s video clip of announcement of 2024 general election result and Collinge's acceptance speech
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- Living people
- Politicians from Lancashire
- People from Heysham
- 21st-century British women politicians
- UK MPs 2024–present
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Lancashire
- Alumni of the University of Central Lancashire