Linsey Farnsworth | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forAmber Valley | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Mills |
| Majority | 3,554 (8.3%) |
| Member ofAmber Valley Borough Council forKilburn,Denby,Holbrook andHorsley | |
| In office 4 May 2023 – 19 March 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Website | Official website |
Linsey Jayne Farnsworthis a BritishLabour Party politician and lawyer serving asMember of Parliament (MP) forAmber Valley since 2024.
Farnsworth was raised inErewash, Derbyshire and the first in her family to attend university.[1] Her father was a coal miner who, following mine closures, retrained as a bricklayer and her stepmother was a nurse.[2]
Qualifying as a solicitor in 2001,[3] Farnsworth worked as a criminal solicitor for theCrown Prosecution Service (CPS) for over two decades.[4][5] During her tenure at the CPS, she prosecuted serious and organised crime as an international liaison prosecutor.[1]
In2023, Farnsworth was elected as a Member ofAmber Valley Borough Council forKilburn,Denby,Holbrook andHorsley.[6] She became the first Labour councillor to represent the ward in over 20 years, and was also elected to theParish Councils in Horsley and Kilburn.
Farnsworth was elected as MP forAmber Valley at the2024 general election, defeating incumbentConservativeNigel Mills.[7]
Farnsworth is married with children.[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAmber Valley 2024–present | Incumbent |
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