Lucy Allan (politician)

Lucy Allan
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Telford
In office
7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byDavid Wright
Succeeded byShaun Davies
Personal details
Born
Lucy Elizabeth Allan

(1964-10-02) 2 October 1964 (age 59)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Political partyIndependent (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (until 2024)
Children1
Alma materDurham University
Kingston University
Websitelucyallan.com

Lucy Elizabeth Allan (born 2 October 1964) is a British politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Telford from the 2015 general election,[1] until standing down at the 2024 general election.[2] Before being elected as an MP for the Conservative Party, she was a member of Wandsworth London Borough Council from 2006 to 2012.

In 2015, Allan became the first Conservative MP, as well as the first female MP, to represent the Telford constituency.[3] She was re-elected at the 2017 and 2019 general elections.[4][5] She served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, from 2020 to 2022.[6] In November 2021, she was appointed to the Health and Social Care Select Committee.[7]

In May 2024, 3 days before the end of her term, Allan was suspended from the Conservative Party for publicly supporting the Reform UK candidate for Telford, Alan Adams.[8]

  1. ^ "Telford". BBC News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Telford MP Lucy Allan to stand down at next election". BBC News. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Profile: Telford's new MP Lucy Allan bags her seat in the new Parliament". Shropshire Star. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Telford". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Telford". BBC News.
  6. ^ "Lucy appointed PPS to the Leader of the House". Lucy Allan MP. 26 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Lucy Allan appointed to Parliament's Health and Social Care Select Committee". Lucy Allan. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  8. ^ "MP suspended after endorsing Reform UK candidate". BBC. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.