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Rachel Taylor (politician)

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Rachel Taylor
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byCraig Tracey
Majority2,198 (5.4%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Leeds

Rachel Margaret Taylor[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as a Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth since 2024.[2]

Taylor was born and educated in Warwickshire. She studied at the University of Leeds, where she was Vice President for Welfare in the University Union.[3] She has previously worked as a solicitor, specialising in property law, and helped to run a retail business in the North Warwickshire area. She has also been a tennis umpire at Wimbledon.[4][5]

She served on North Warwickshire Borough Council representing the ward of Atherstone Central,[6][7] and was first elected to represent one of two seats in the constituency on 4 May 2023; the other seat was won by Neil Dirveiks, also a Labour councillor.[7] She was selected to contest the new seat of North Warwickshire and Bedworth for Labour in December 2023.[8] She was described as being among a number of LGBTQ+ parliamentarians by PinkNews in 2024.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "North Warwickshire and Bedworth – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "The former student leaders entering Parliament". Wonkhe. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "My Story – Rachel Taylor for North Warwickshire and Bedworth". Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Who are Coventry and Warwickshire's newbie MPs?". BBC News. BBC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Rachel Taylor". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b Tonks, Amanda. "Election Results". North Warwickshire Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ Neame, Katie; Jones, Morgan; Belger, Tom (6 June 2024). "Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPs falls following election".
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