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{{Short description|British Labour Party politician (elected 2024)}}
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| name = Michelle Scrogham
| name = Michelle Scrogham
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| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]
| image = Official portrait of Michelle Scrogham MP crop 2.jpg
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| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)|Barrow and Furness]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Barrow and Furness]]
| majority = 5,324 (7.1%)
| majority = 5,324 (12.6%)
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]
| termstart = 4 July 2024
| termstart = 4 July 2024
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| predecessor = [[Simon Fell (politician)|Simon Fell]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
| predecessor = [[Simon Fell (politician)|Simon Fell]]
| successor =
| successor =
| birth_name = Michelle White<ref name="Marriage">{{cite web |title=Graham Scrogham marriage record |url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=289824999:8089&d=bmd_1729815772 |publisher=[[FreeBMD]] |access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>
| birth_date = December 1970
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970|12}}
| birth_place = [[Ulverston]], Lancashire, England
| birth_place = [[Ulverston]], Lancashire, England
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| website = {{URL|michellescrogham.com}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Graham Scrogham|1991}}
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'''Michelle Scrogham''' (born December 1970) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)|Barrow and Furness]] since 2024. She was first elected in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] when she defeated the incumbent MP, [[Simon Fell (politician)|Simon Fell]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barrow {{!}} General Election 2024 {{!}} Sky News |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/barrow-and-furness-32 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=election.news.sky.com |language=en}}</ref>
'''Michelle Scrogham''' ({{nee}} '''White'''; born December 1970) is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who has been [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Barrow and Furness]] since 2024. She was first elected in the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] when she defeated the incumbent MP, [[Simon Fell (politician)|Simon Fell]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barrow {{!}} General Election 2024 |url=https://election.news.sky.com/elections/general-election-2024/barrow-and-furness-32 |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Scrogham was born and still lives in the town of [[Ulverston]], within her constituency, and has previously held posts both as town councillor and mayor for Ulverston (2022–2024), as well as heading the Ulverston Business Improvement District.<ref name=nwem25may2024 >{{Cite news|author= Holmes, Matthew |date= 25 May 2024 |title= Michelle Scrogham bids to win Barrow General Election glory |url= https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/24344615.michelle-scrogham-bids-win-barrow-general-election-glory/ |newspaper= The Mail in South Cumbria |access-date= 5 July 2024 }}</ref><ref name=nwem24May2023 >{{Cite news|author= Pye, Daniel |date= 23 May 2023 |title= Michelle Scrogham retains Ulverston mayor position |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/23541889.michelle-scrogham-retains-ulverston-mayor-position/ |newspaper= The Mail in South Cumbria |access-date= 5 July 2024 }}</ref> She is the co-owner of a clothing and fashion boutique, ''Pure'', in Ulverston town centre, that she founded in 2005 with her sister.<ref name=wg20April2005 >{{Cite news|author= Dennett, Jeannie |date= 20 April 2005 |title= Sisters 'inspired' to start new shop |url= https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/589209.sisters-inspired-to-start-new-shop/ |newspaper= The Westmorland Gazette |access-date= 5 July 2024 }}</ref>
Scrogham was born and still lives in the town of [[Ulverston]], within her constituency, and has previously held posts both as town councillor and mayor for Ulverston (2022–2024), as well as heading the Ulverston Business Improvement District.<ref name=nwem25may2024 >{{Cite news|author= Holmes, Matthew |date= 25 May 2024 |title= Michelle Scrogham bids to win Barrow General Election glory |url= https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/24344615.michelle-scrogham-bids-win-barrow-general-election-glory/ |newspaper= The Mail in South Cumbria |access-date= 5 July 2024 }}</ref><ref name=nwem24May2023 >{{Cite news|author= Pye, Daniel |date= 23 May 2023 |title= Michelle Scrogham retains Ulverston mayor position |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/23541889.michelle-scrogham-retains-ulverston-mayor-position/ |newspaper= The Mail in South Cumbria |access-date= 5 July 2024 }}</ref> She is the co-owner of a clothing and fashion boutique, ''Pure'', in Ulverston town centre, that she founded in 2005 with her sister.<ref name=wg20April2005 >{{Cite news|author= Dennett, Jeannie |date= 20 April 2005 |title= Sisters 'inspired' to start new shop |url= https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/589209.sisters-inspired-to-start-new-shop/ |newspaper= The Westmorland Gazette |access-date= 5 July 2024 }}</ref> She has been married to Graham Scrogham, who succeeded her as mayor of Ulverston, since 1991.<ref name="Marriage" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackinlay |first1=Catherine |title=Ulverston Mayor and husband 'proud' of MP Michelle Scrogham's result |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/24433936.ulverston-mayor-husband-proud-mp-michelle-scroghams-result/ |publisher=[[The Mail (Cumbria)|The Mail]] |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=5 July 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:58, 26 November 2024

Michelle Scrogham
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Barrow and Furness
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded bySimon Fell
Majority5,324 (12.6%)
Personal details
Born
Michelle White[1]

December 1970 (age 54)
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Graham Scrogham
​
(m. 1991)​
Websitemichellescrogham.com

Michelle Scrogham (née White; born December 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow and Furness since 2024. She was first elected in the 2024 general election when she defeated the incumbent MP, Simon Fell of the Conservative Party.[2]

Personal life

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Scrogham was born and still lives in the town of Ulverston, within her constituency, and has previously held posts both as town councillor and mayor for Ulverston (2022–2024), as well as heading the Ulverston Business Improvement District.[3][4] She is the co-owner of a clothing and fashion boutique, Pure, in Ulverston town centre, that she founded in 2005 with her sister.[5] She has been married to Graham Scrogham, who succeeded her as mayor of Ulverston, since 1991.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Graham Scrogham marriage record". FreeBMD. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Barrow | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Holmes, Matthew (25 May 2024). "Michelle Scrogham bids to win Barrow General Election glory". The Mail in South Cumbria. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ Pye, Daniel (23 May 2023). "Michelle Scrogham retains Ulverston mayor position". The Mail in South Cumbria. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ Dennett, Jeannie (20 April 2005). "Sisters 'inspired' to start new shop". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ Mackinlay, Catherine (5 July 2024). "Ulverston Mayor and husband 'proud' of MP Michelle Scrogham's result". The Mail. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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