Alison Bennett

Councillor
Alison Bennett
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Mid Sussex
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMims Davies
Majority6,662 (12.5%)
Liberal Democrat portfolios
2024–presentCare and Carers
Member of Mid Sussex District Council for Hurstpierpoint
Hurstpierpoint and Downs (2019–2023)
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2019
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge

Alison Elizabeth Bennett is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex since 2024.

Education

Bennett was privately educated at The King's School, Gloucester before graduating from the University of Cambridge in 1999 with a degree in social and political sciences.[1]

Political career

Bennett contested Arundel and South Downs for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election, coming second to the Conservative candidate Andrew Griffith.[2]

She has served as a member of Mid Sussex District Council, representing the wards of Hurstpierpoint and Downs from 2019 to 2023 and Hurstpierpoint since 2023.[3][4] Bennett was the council's deputy leader when she was selected to stand in the 2024 general election.[5]

In the 2024 General Election, she was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Sussex with 21,136 votes (39.6%) and a majority of 6,662 over the second place Conservative candidate.[6] On 26 July 2024, she made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower".[7]

Personal Life

Prior to her election, Bennett worked for British Airways and then E.ON.[8]

Bennett decided to enter politics following the election of Donald Trump in 2016.[9]

References

  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-e-bennett/?originalSubdomain=uk
  2. ^ "Arundel & South Downs Parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Councillor Alison Bennett". Mid Sussex District Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Alison Bennett". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ Smith, Lawrence (27 June 2024). "Liberal Democrat Party Parliamentary candidate for Mid Sussex Alison Bennett reveals priorities: fixing the NHS, improving education and creating a society 'where people can be themselves'". Sussex Express. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Mid Sussex | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ Alison Bennett (26 July 2024). "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 986–986.
  8. ^ "Alison Bennett MP". Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Alison Bennett MP". Mid Sussex Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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