Charlotte Atkins
| Charlotte Atkins | |
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| Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | David Knox |
| Succeeded by | Karen Bradley |
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| Born |
24 September 1950 Chelmsford, Essex |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Gus Brain |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Charlotte Jean Scott Atkins (born 24 September 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire Moorlands from 1997 until 2010.
The daughter of Ron Atkins, the former left wing Labour MP for Preston North, Atkins was educated at the Colchester County High School, and is a graduate of the London School of Economics, gaining a BSc in Economics. From the University of London, she also gained an MA in Area Studies She worked as a community relations officer with the Luton Community Research Council from 1974–6, before joining the Trade Union Movement. For four years she was a researcher with the UCATT union from 1976–80, then a researcher from 1980–4 for the TASS and AUEW, before becoming a press officer for UNISON and COHSE from 1984–7.
She joined the Labour Party in 1965. In 1982 she was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth, and was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Group from 1983–6. In 1981 she wrote a book with Chris Mullin entitled How to Select or Reselect Your MP.
In 1990 Atkins unsuccessfully contested the Eastbourne by-election caused by the assassination of the Conservative MP Ian Gow by the Provisional IRA. She entered the House of Commons at the 1997 general election in the Labour landslide as the Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands, a seat held previously by David Knox and which had been Conservative for 27 years.
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