Julia Buckley | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kawczynski ( Shrewsbury and Atcham [a] ) |
| Majority | 11,355 (21.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | John Buckley |
| Education | |
| Website | Official website |
Julia Buckley is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury since 2024. [1]
She was elected as Councillor for the Bridgnorth West and Tasley Division in Shropshire Council in the 2021 United Kingdom local elections, having previously contested Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts in 2017. [2] [3] [4] She was also elected as Councillor for the Bridgnorth Town East Ward in Bridgnorth Town Council in 2017. [5] [6]
Buckley is the first woman to represent the town of Shrewsbury as an MP, as well as the first Labour Party MP for the constituency of Shrewsbury, which was re-established in 2024. [7] She previously contested its predecessor seat, Shrewsbury and Atcham, in the 2019 general election, coming second place to its incumbent Conservative MP, Daniel Kawczynski. [8]
In November 2024, Buckley voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [9]
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