Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Leadsom |
| Majority | 3,687 (6.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Anne-Marie Bool[1] 1987 or 1988 (age 37–38)[2] |
| Party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Website | www |
Sarah Anne-Marie Bool[1] (born 1987 or 1988)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician and lawyer who has been the Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire since 2024.[3]
Background
[edit | edit source]Bool grew up in Rutland and attended English Martyrs Primary School in Oakham and Stamford High School. Her father, Ken Bool, was a member of Rutland County Council.[2] She read Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford and completed a law conversion course in London before working as a solicitor. She has Type 1 diabetes.[4]
Political career
[edit | edit source]In the 2019 general election she stood as the Conservative candidate for Vauxhall, coming third behind Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[5]
In 2024 general election she succeeded Andrea Leadsom as MP for South Northamptonshire.
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Florence Eshalomi | 31,615 | 56.1 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lewis | 12,003 | 21.3 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Bool | 9,422 | 16.7 | −1.9 | |
| Green | Jacqueline Bond | 2,516 | 4.5 | +2.5 | |
| Brexit Party | Andrew McGuinness | 641 | 1.1 | New | |
| Independent | Salah Faissal | 136 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 19,612 | 34.8 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 56,333 | 63.5 | −3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,659 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Bool | 19,191 | 35.7 | −27.5 | |
| Labour | Rufia Ashraf | 15,504 | 28.9 | +8.1 | |
| Reform | Paul Hogan | 8,962 | 16.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Tolley | 4,989 | 9.3 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Emmie Williamson | 3,040 | 5.7 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Ian McCord | 1,556 | 2.9 | New | |
| Workers Party | Mick Stott | 246 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Stuart Robert | 209 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,687 | 6.8 | −35.6 | ||
| Turnout | 53,697 | 68.6 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,233 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.8 | |||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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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- 1980s births
- Living people
- UK MPs 2024–present
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire
- Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
- People from Rutland
- People with type 1 diabetes
- Conservative MP for England stubs