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Catherine Atkinson
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Derby North
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byAmanda Solloway
Majority8,915 (21.8%)
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, barrister
Websitewww.catherineatkinson.com

Catherine Helen Atkinson[1] is a British Labour Party politician and barrister serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North since 2024.[2][3][4] She defeated Conservative Amanda Solloway.[2]

Early life

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Two of her grandparents were Mexican-American.[5] Atkinson attended Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith. She graduated a Master of Divinity from the University of Edinburgh.

She studied law at City, University of London. She was called to the bar at Deka Chambers in 2006; her colleague Jake Richards was also elected as a Labour MP at the 2024 General Election.[6][7]

Political career

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Atkinson first stood to become a Member of Parliament in the 2005 United Kingdom general election in the London constituency of Kensington and Chelsea, where she lost to incumbent Conservative MP Sir Malcolm Rifkind.

In 2006, she was elected as a Labour Councillor for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In May 2009, an unsuccessful motion was put forward to elect Atkinson as the next Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea[8]. Her tenure on the council ended in 2010.

After a brief time away from public politics in the early 2010s, Atkinson stood for election three successive times at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections in Erewash, coming second on each occasion[9].

Following her candidacy in Erewash, Atkinson was selected as the Labour candidate for Derby North in July 2022[10], where she would later successfully win the seat with 18,619 votes[11] in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

As Derby North's MP, she is now a member of the Commons' Transport Select Committee and an officer of four All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), focused on justice, rail and nuclear energy[12].

Personal life

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Her husband, Daniel, served in Afghanistan and worked as a firefighter with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Duncan-Duggal, Ben (5 July 2024). "Derby North general election result: meet new MP Catherine Atkinson". LabourList. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Derby North - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Apathy my biggest worry, says Labour candidate". BBC Radio Derby. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "My Story". Catherine Atkinson for Derby North. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Catherine Atkinson". Deka Chambers. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ Williams, Emma (11 July 2024). "Catherine Atkinson and Jake Richards successful in General Election - Deka Chambers - Barristers Chambers". Deka Chambers. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Minutes of a meeting of the Council held at The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX at 6.30pm on 20 May 2009" (PDF). 20 May 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Election history for Erewash (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Derby North selects Catherine Atkinson as Labour Candidate". Derby Labour Party. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Election result for Derby North (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  12. ^ "APPG officer roles for Catherine Atkinson - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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