Beccy Cooper | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forWorthing West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Bottomley |
| Majority | 3,949 (7.7%) |
| Leader ofWorthing Borough Council | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 10 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Sophie Cox |
| Member of the Worthing Borough Council from Marine Ward | |
| In office 20 May 2017 – 10 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rebecca Claire Cooper |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (MBBS) |
| Website | Official website |
Rebecca Claire Cooper[1] is a British politician who has been theMember of Parliament forWorthing West since July2024. She was leader ofWorthing Borough Council from 2022 to 2024.
She graduated from theUniversity of Sheffield with aMBBS and worked as a physician.[2][3]
A member of theLabour Party, she gained the seat from the then-Father of the HousePeter Bottomley.[4] Cooper first contested Worthing West in 2017 and 2019, winning the seat in 2024, on her third attempt. Cooper is the first female MP to represent a constituency to include Worthing and is, alongsideTom Rutland, the first Labour MP to represent Worthing.
Before becoming MP, Cooper was a Labour Councillor in Worthing for Marine Ward, being elected Councillor in 2017, the first Labour Councillor in Worthing for 41 years. Five years later, in 2022, Cooper became leader ofWorthing Borough Council.[5][6] As leader of Worthing Borough Council, Cooper was chairperson of theGreater Brighton Economic Board from 2023 to 2024.
In November 2024, Cooper voted in favour of theTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legaliseassisted suicide.[7]
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