Thelma Walker

Thelma Walker
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Colne Valley
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byJason McCartney
Succeeded byJason McCartney
Personal details
Born (1957-04-07) 7 April 1957 (age 67)
Political partyNorthern Independence Party
Other political
affiliations
Labour (1971–2020)
SpouseRob Walker (1983–)[1]
Children2
EducationMarple Hall Grammar School
Alma materManchester Polytechnic

Thelma Doris Walker[2] (born 7 April 1957) is a British politician, formerly the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley from 2017 to 2019. Before her political career, she worked as a teacher for 34 years and later as an independent consultant.

In November 2020 Walker resigned from the Labour Party. In May 2021, she stood as an independent candidate endorsed by the Northern Independence Party (NIP) in the 2021 Hartlepool by-election and lost her deposit.

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  2. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11779.