Margaret Moran
| Margaret Moran | |
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Member of Parliament for Luton South |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Graham Bright |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Shuker |
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24 April 1955 Bethnal Green, London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | None (formerly Labour – expelled) |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Booker |
| Children | None |
| Residence | London, Luton, Southampton, Carataunas |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Margaret Moran (born 24 April 1955) is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South from the 1997 general election to 2010. In November 2012, jurors at Southwark Crown Court ruled that she had falsified her Parliamentary expenses. She had been unable to stand trial because of mental health issues, but the case was heard without her.
Moran was born in Bethnal Green, to Irish parents Patrick and Mary. She went to St Ursula's High School (now St Ursula's Convent School), a Roman Catholic girls' school in Greenwich, and then to St Mary's College (now St Mary's University College), a Roman Catholic college in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. She subsequently attended the University of Birmingham, gaining a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Geography and Sociology in 1978.
In 1984, Moran became a local councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham Council; later she became leader of the council between 1993 and 1995. At the same time, Moran stood in the 1992 general election in Carshalton and Wallington, finishing in third place. Moran was also the director of a Housing Association, national President of the housing branch of the NALGO trade union, vice chair of the association of London Authorities Vice and Chair of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities.
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