Bridget Prentice

Bridget Prentice
Member of the Electoral Commission
for the Labour Party
In office
1 April 2014 – 31 October 2018
Nominated byEd Miliband
Preceded byLord Kennedy of Southwark
Succeeded byJoan Walley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice[1]
In office
5 May 2005 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byChris Leslie
Succeeded byJonathan Djanogly
Member of Parliament
for Lewisham East
In office
9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byColin Moynihan
Succeeded byHeidi Alexander
Personal details
Born (1952-12-28) 28 December 1952 (age 71)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyLabour (1974–2019)
Spouse
(m. 1975; div. 2000)
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow,
University of London,
South Bank Polytechnic
ProfessionTeacher
WebsiteBridget Prentice

Bridget Theresa Prentice (née Corr; born 28 December 1952) is a Scottish politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East from 1992 to 2010. She was married to the Labour MP Gordon Prentice from 1975 until their divorce in 2000. She was a member of the Labour Party until May 2019, when she resigned in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

  1. ^ Constitutional Affairs (2005–07)