Stephen Hepburn

Stephen Hepburn
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament
for Jarrow
In office
1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byDonald Dixon
Succeeded byKate Osborne
Personal details
Born (1959-12-06) 6 December 1959 (age 64)
Jarrow, County Durham, England, UK
Political partyIndependent (October 2019-present)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (until October 2019)
Alma materNewcastle University
Websitestephenhepburn-mp.org.uk

Stephen Hepburn (born 6 December 1959) is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Jarrow from 1997 to 2019. Hepburn was a member of the Labour Party until 7 October 2019, when he was suspended from the party following an accusation of sexual harassment. He then sat as an independent and was barred by the party from standing as a Labour candidate.[1]

  1. ^ "General Election 2019: Labour bans three former MPs from standing again". BBC News. 6 November 2019.