Laura Smith (British politician)

Laura Smith
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Cheshire East Council
for Crewe South
Assumed office
27 February 2020
Preceded byDorothy Flude
Majority288 (18.1%)
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office
12 January 2018 – 13 June 2018
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJo Platt
Member of Parliament
for Crewe and Nantwich
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byEdward Timpson
Succeeded byKieran Mullan
Personal details
Born (1985-03-16) 16 March 1985 (age 39)
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party (until 2024)
Children2
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University

Laura Smith (born 16 March 1985)[1] is a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich from 2017 to 2019.[2] In 2017, she defeated the incumbent Conservative Edward Timpson by 48 votes, before losing her seat at the 2019 general election.

In February 2020, Smith was elected to Cheshire East Council for the Crewe South ward.

  1. ^ The Times guide to the House of Commons 2017. Ian Brunskill. London. 2017. ISBN 978-0-00-826333-1. OCLC 1024165015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Laura Smith MP". parliament.uk. Parliament UK. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017.