Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Leadsom |
| Majority | 3,687 (6.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37)[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
Sarah Bool (born 1987 or 1988)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire since 2024.[2]
Background
[edit]Bool grew up in Rutland and attended English Martyrs Primary School in Oakham and Stamford High School. Her father, Ken Bool, was a member of Rutland County Council.[1] She read Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford and completed a law conversion course in London before working as a solicitor. She has Type 1 diabetes.[3]
Political career
[edit]In 2019 she stood as the Conservative candidate for Vauxhall, coming third behind Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[4]
In 2024 general election she succeeded Andrea Leadsom as MP for South Northamptonshire.
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Bool | 19,191 | 35.7 | −27.5 | |
| Labour | Rufia Ashraf | 15,504 | 28.9 | +8.1 | |
| Reform UK | Paul Hogan | 8,962 | 16.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Tolley | 4,989 | 9.3 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Emmie Williamson | 3,040 | 5.7 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Ian McCord | 1,556 | 2.9 | New | |
| Workers Party | Mick Stott | 246 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Stuart Robert | 209 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,687 | 6.8 | −35.6 | ||
| Turnout | 53,697 | 68.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,233 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.8 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Greenwood, Darren (6 December 2019). "Former Oakham and Stamford pupil bids to be a London Conservative MP". Stamford Mercury. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
Sarah, 31, moved to the capital seven years ago, having read modern history at Oriel College, Oxford, and obtaining a law degree from the College of Law.
- ^ "South Northamptonshire results". BBC News.
- ^ "About Sarah Bool". Sarah Bool. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Vauxhall Parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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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