Melanie Onn | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes Great Grimsby (2015–2019) | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lia Nici |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Austin Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Lia Nici |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1979 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University (BA) |
| Website | melanieonn |
Melanie Onn (born 19 June 1979) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as MP for Great Grimsby from 2015 to 2019.
Onn was Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2016, and a Shadow Minister for Housing from 2017 to 2019. At the 2019 general election, she was defeated by Lia Nici, the Conservative candidate.[1]
After leaving Parliament, Onn served as Deputy Chief Executive of RenewableUK from 2020 to 2023. At the 2024 general election, she was elected as MP for the new constituency of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, winning by a majority of almost 5,000 votes.[2]
- ^ "Historic night as Grimsby elects first Tory MP in 74 years". Grimsbylive. 13 December 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Melanie Onn rebuilds Labour's red wall in Grimsby and Cleethorpes". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.