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Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers is a British Labour Party politician who has been MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 2024.[1] CareerPrior 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] Personal lifeBeavers is the mother of two children.[2] References
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