Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Amber Valley | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Mills |
| Majority | 3,554 (8.3%) |
| Member of Amber Valley Borough Council for Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Website | Official website |
Linsey Jayne Farnsworth is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Amber Valley since 2024.
Early life and career
[edit]Farnsworth was raised in Erewash, Derbyshire and the first in her family to attend university.[1] Her father was a coal miner who, following mine closures, retrained as a bricklayer and her stepmother was a nurse.[2]
Qualifying as a solicitor in 2001,[3] Farnsworth worked as a criminal solicitor for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for over two decades.[4][5] During her tenure at the CPS, she prosecuted serious and organised crime as an international liaison prosecutor.[1]
Political career
[edit]In 2023, Farnsworth was elected as a Member of Amber Valley Borough Council for Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley.[6] She became the first Labour councillor to represent the ward in over 20 years, and was also elected to the Parish Councils in Horsley and Kilburn.
Farnsworth was elected as MP for Amber Valley at the 2024 general election, defeating incumbent Conservative Nigel Mills.[7]
In November 2024, Farnsworth voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Farnsworth is married with children.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About". Linsey. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Hargreaves, Belinda (27 June 2024). "Statements from General Election candidates for Amber Valley". Spirit of Alfreton. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Linsey Jayne Farnsworth". The Law Society. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Baynes, Chris (11 September 2018). "Pair who tortured and murdered 74-year-old shopkeeper jailed for life". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Torr, George (9 July 2024). "New MPs at Westminster 'can't wait to get started'". BBC News. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Amber Valley's Parliamentary candidates outline their hopes for the constituency". Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Amber Valley results in full as Labour beats Tories after 14 years". Derbyshire Live. 5 July 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading". Votes in Parliament. 29 November 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Jon (9 July 2024). "Amber Valley and Mid Derbyshire's new Labour MPs aim to bring in new opportunities". Derbyshire Times.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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