Lauren Edwards

British Labour Party politician

Lauren Edwards MP

Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Kelly Tolhurst
Majority	2,293 (5.4%)

Personal details
Born	Altona, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	London School of Economics

Lauren Rae Edwards (born October 1983^[1]) is an Australian-born British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood since 2024.^[2]

Early life and career

Edwards was born in Altona, Melbourne, Australia, and moved to the UK in 2005, to study a Masters at the London School of Economics.^[3]

Career

She previously worked in the Bank of England as a manager.

In 2021, she was elected to Medway Council in a by-election from Rochester East ward.^[4] She was cabinet member for economic and social regeneration and inward investment.^[5]

In 2024, she unseated Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst.

References

^ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/-f7SVKoRNFPrhyBvGDjv75KtHv8/appointments
^ "Rochester and Strood - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
^ Keevil, Steven. "'I know how to do a lot of the things, I could hit the ground running'". Local Authority. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
^ "Labour's Lauren Edwards Wins Rochester East By-Election With Huge Majority". 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
^ "'I thought people who stood for parliament were not of sound mind...'". Kent Online. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-09.