Rosie Wrighting | |
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Member of Parliament for Kettering | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Philip Hollobone |
Majority | 3,900 (7.8%) |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 28 July 1997
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Rosie May Wrighting (born 28 July 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Kettering since 2024. [2] [3] Aged 26, she was the youngest female MP elected at the 2024 general election. [4]
Wrighting was born to Cindy Wrighting, the chief executive officer of youth charity Youth Works. [5] She grew up in Geddington, Northamptonshire, and went to Bishop Stopford School in Kettering and Montsaye Academy in Rothwell. [6]
Wrighting joined the Labour Party in 2020 at the age of 22 while studying at university and became chair of the Westminster North Constituency Labour Party. [5] She unsuccessfully stood for election to the Little Venice ward in the 2022 Westminster City Council election. [7] In November 2023, she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Kettering. [6] Prior to her political career, Wrighting worked as a buyer for online fashion retailer ASOS before leaving to focus on her campaign full time. [5]
In an interview with The Telegraph, Wrighting described wanting more opportunities for people in her community as the motivation for standing as a prospective parliamentary candidate for Labour, specifically on housing and economic security. She has also said she wants to focus on improving access to mental health services, including for young people. [8]
Wrighting currently lives at home with her mother, where she plans to stay during her parliamentary career. She is a keen figure skater. [9]