Leigh Ingham is a British

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politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...

since

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Political career

Ingham was elected as a Labour councillor on the

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council, representing the Kingswood ward between 2023 and 2024. During her time on the council, she served as cabinet member for communities and local place as well as being deputy leader for the Labour group. Following the announcement of the 2024 general election, she resigned her seat on the council and was selected as the Labour candidate for Stafford. In July 2024, she was elected as Member of Parliament for Stafford, overturning the previous majority of 14,377 which was held by the Conservative MP

Theo Clarke Theodora Roosevelt Clarke (born 4 August 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford since the 2019 general election. Prior to her political career, she worked in the arts industry ...

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