Sarah Owen (born 1982 or 1983) is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. She attended Denbigh High School and then Luton Sixth Form College before going on to study at the University of Leicester. [8] She is also known to have voted for Brexit, like her father, making her one of the few known Labour MPs (alongside Graham Stringer and John Cryer) to have voted for it.[9]. Rachel Hopkins voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. I'm Gavin Shuker and from 2010 to 2019 it was a privilege to serve as the MP for Luton South. She has served as the MP for Luton North since 2019. First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Rachel Hopkins, who will now have the best job anybody could wish for – MP for the incredible community of Luton South.
Commercial and Transformation Services Dept, Luton Borough Council, Apex House, 30-34 Upper George Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2RD Tel: 01582 546291 Fax: 01582 546994 [2] She is a member of Labour's Socialist Campaign Group.

She was selected by a panel of four rather than by the local membership[7]. Hopkins previously worked at the Electoral Commission and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [3] On Friday 1 November, she was selected as the Labour candidate for the Luton South constituency. Rachel Hopkins’s voting in Parliament. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, elected by the first past the post system 1885–1950 and for 24 years thereafter. Sarah Owen has been elected MP for Luton North, meaning that the Labour Party holds the seat with a decreased majority. She has served as the MP for Luton North since 2019. Owen is British Chinese, making her the first Labour MP of East Asian descent, and the first female MP of Chinese descent. [3][4], Hopkins was born in Luton and Dunstable University Hospital and raised in the area of Biscot.

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Hopkins' father, Kelvin, was also a Labour Member of Parliament for the Luton North constituency between 1997 and 2019.

Owen is British Chinese, making her the first Labour MP of East Asian descent, and the first female MP of Chinese descent. Her first full-time job was at TSB Bank.

Sarah Owen is the Labour MP for Luton North, and has been an MP continuously since 12 December 2019. Sarah Owen (born 1982 or 1983) is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. Rachel Hopkins is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.. Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 December 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South since the 2019 general election. [3], Hopkins is considered to be on the left of the Labour party,[3] as her father was. Sarah Owen MP. [5], Hopkins has been on the Luton Borough Council since 2011 and served as the cabinet's executive member for public health. Parliament Contact Information; Parliamentary Career; Last Election Result; Voting Record; Early Day Motions; Spoken Contributions; Written Questions; MP Surgery; Coronavirus. [2] She has been on the Luton Borough Council since 2011 and served as the cabinet's executive member for public health. She has been on the Luton Borough Council since 2011 and served as the cabinet's executive member for public health. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, "Local councillor Rachel Hopkins selected in Luton South", "Rachel Hopkins selected by Labour to fight for Luton South in general election", "Kelvin Hopkins: Electoral history and profile", https://labourlist.org/2019/11/local-councillor-rachel-hopkins-selected-in-luton-south/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rachel_Hopkins&oldid=979888223, Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies, Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 September 2020, at 10:22. In representing everyone across Luton South, I will be accessible, available and active in all our communities.” Rachel Hopkins Member of Parliament Luton South The seat has been held by Sarah Owen (Labour) since December 2019. She currently lives in High Town with her partner, Iain.[5]. The selection longlist for Luton South, drawn up by Labour’s ruling national executive committee, has been sent to LabourList by a reliable source.. One of the applicants listed below will replace defector Gavin Shuker and contest the seat as Labour’s parliamentary candidate at the next general election. The former MP for Luton South said he has "no regrets" about leaving the Labour Party earlier this year. Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 December 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South since the 2019 general election. Her grandfather, Harold, was a physicist.

She later studied part-time for a master's degree from the University of Bedfordshire. Luton North Luton North is a constituency in Bedfordshire, in the East of England of England. Luton was a constituency including the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. She won the 2019 United Kingdom general election for Luton South with 51.8% of the vote.