Helen Southworth | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Warrington South | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Hall |
| Succeeded by | David Mowat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1956 Preston, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Edmund Southworth |
| Alma mater | Lancaster University |
Helen Mary Southworth (born 13 November 1956) is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who is the Chief Executive of Age Concern Isle of Man.[1] She is the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South, and was first elected at the 1997 general election. She retained the Warrington South seat at the 2001 and 2005 general elections, each time with a reduced majority. On 15 June 2009, she announced that she would be retiring at the next general election. The seat that she vacated was subsequently won for the Conservative Party by David Mowat. She was the only person to have won successive elections in the constituency until Mowat retained the seat at the 2015 general election with an increased majority.