Antonia Bance
Antonia Bance | |
|---|---|
| Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Tipton and Wednesbury | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shaun Bailey |
| Majority | 3,385 (10.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Antonia Kay Bance[1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Tipton and Wednesbury since 2024. [2]
Bance previously worked as the Trades Union Congress's head of campaigns and communications. She was also previously an councillor on the Oxford City Council, representing Rose Hill,[3] and Vice President (Women) of the Oxford University Student Union.[4] According to the TUC website, Bance "was previously domestic violence charity SafeLives' director of policy and communications in 2014-15.
From 2011–2014, she was head of campaigns for Shelter, leading Shelter's public campaigns to build more homes and fix private renting. Antonia has also worked on campaigning and public policy for the Diana Memorial Fund, Oxfam and YWCA."[5]
She is openly LGBT+.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Tipton & Wednesbury | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10283204.antonia-bance-joins-joe-mcmanners-standing-oxford-city-council/
- ^ https://inhouse.london/informed/the-new-mps-who-could-influence-higher-education/
- ^ "Antonia Bance". TUC.
- ^ "Number of out LGBTQ+ MPs falls following election – but Labour has a reason to be proud". PinkNews. 5 July 2024.
External links
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- 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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