| Sarah Smith | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Hyndburn |
| Predecessor: | Sara Britcliffe |
| Term Start: | 5 July 2024 |
| Majority: | 1,687 (4.6%) |
| Birth Name: | Sarah Madeleine Webster Smith |
| Birth Date: | c.1986 |
| Party: | Labour |
| Education: | Inverurie Academy |
| Alma Mater: | Queen Mary University of London |
| Children: | 1 |
Sarah Madeleine Webster Smith is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Hyndburn since 2024.[1]
Smith attended school at Chapel of Garioch Primary School and Inverurie Academy in north-east Scotland and went on to study law at Queen Mary University of London. She subsequently worked mostly at a number of non-profit organisations.[2]
Smith was elected as the Labour councillor for the Marton ward at the at the 2023 Blackpool Council election. Following her election as an MP, she resigned as a councillor in August 2024.[3] [4] On 4 October 2024, the local by-election for her council seat was won by Reform UK candidate Jim O'Neill.[5]
Smith was elected as MP for the Hyndburn constituency in Lancashire at the general election in July 2024 with a majority of 1,687 over the incumbent Conservative MP.[6] [7]
Smith is married and has one child.[4]