Stephanie Peacock MP |
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Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017
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Member of Parliament for Barnsley East |
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Assumed office 9 June 2017 |
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Preceded by | Michael Dugher |
Majority | 13,283 (32.5%) |
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Born |
Birmingham, England |
19 December 1986
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Residence | Barnsley East, England |
Alma mater |
Queen Mary University London |
Occupation | GMB union employee and teacher |
Profession | Politician |
Website | www |
Stephanie Louise Peacock is a British Labour Party politician. She became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnsley East at the 2017 general election. She is an employee of GMB union focusing on NHS and education. Previously, Peacock was a teacher and GMB representative.
In 2015 Peacock fought Halesowen and Rowley Regis, but was defeated by the Conservative incumbent James Morris.
Only weeks before the 2017 general election, she was selected to stand for parliament in the safe Labour seat of Barnsley East when the previous incumbent Michael Dugher retired.