Lorraine Beavers | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Blackpool North and Fleetwood | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 4,647 (11.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Lorraine Beavers is a British Labour Party politician who has been MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 2024. [1]
Prior to her election to Parliament,she served as the deputy leader of the Labour opposition group at both the Wyre and County authorities. [2]
In the 2024 general election,she was elected unseating incumbent Conservative Paul Maynard. [3] She became the first MP from Fleetwood. Beavers won the traditionally Conservative seat after a strong performance by the Reform UK candidate who came third. [4]
The Blackpool Gazette called Beavers "a well known figure in Fleetwood,having grown up in the town and served as a Labour councillor at town council,borough and county level." [4]
In November 2024,Beavers voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. [5]
Beavers is the mother of two children. [2]
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