Beccy Cooper
Beccy Cooper | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Worthing West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Bottomley |
| Majority | 3,949 (7.7%) |
| Leader of Worthing Borough Council | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 10 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Cox |
| Member of the Worthing Borough Council from Marine Ward | |
| In office 20 May 2017 – 10 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rebecca Claire Cooper |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (MBBS) |
| Website | Official website |
Rebecca Claire Cooper[1] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Worthing West since July 2024. She was leader of Worthing Borough Council from 2022 to 2024.
Career
[edit | edit source]She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a MBBS and worked as a physician.[2][3]
A member of the Labour Party, she gained the seat from the then-Father of the House Peter Bottomley.[4] Cooper first contested Worthing West in 2017 and 2019, winning the seat in 2024, on her third attempt. Cooper is the first female MP to represent a constituency to include Worthing and is, alongside Tom Rutland, the first Labour MP to represent Worthing.
Before becoming MP, Cooper was a Labour Councillor in Worthing for Marine Ward, being elected Councillor in 2017, the first Labour Councillor in Worthing for 41 years. Five years later, in 2022, Cooper became leader of Worthing Borough Council.[5][6] As leader of Worthing Borough Council, Cooper was chairperson of the Greater Brighton Economic Board from 2023 to 2024.
In November 2024, Cooper voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.[7]
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External links
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- 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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