Claire Hazelgrove

Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke

Claire Hazelgrove MP
Official portrait, 2024

Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Jack Lopresti
Majority	10,000 (19.9%)

Personal details
Born	Claire Ruth Hazelgrove (1988-07-16) 16 July 1988 (age 36)
Political party	Labour
Education	University of York
Website	clairehazelgrove.co.uk

Claire Ruth Hazelgrove (born 16 July 1988) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley since 2024. She gained the seat from Jack Lopresti, a Conservative.^[1]

In 2010, she was the prospective Labour candidate for parliamentary election for Skipton and Ripon.^[2]^[3]^[4] At time of selection she was the second-youngest Parliamentary Candidate in party history, Emily Benn being the youngest.^[5]

Early life

Hazelgrove attended Campion School in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire where she earned A-Levels in history (A), law (B) and psychology (A).^[6] She studied Politics at the University of York and volunteered for Sally Keeble MP.^[7]^[8] In 2021, she received a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Bath.^[9]

References

^ "Filton & Bradley Stoke | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Labour Candidates".
^ "Claire, 19, stands for Parliament". Craven Herald. 26 October 2007.
^ "Age is just a number". York Press. 24 October 2007.
^ "Claire Curry's favour". Daily Mirror.
^ "The next big thing | Careers | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Juggling student life and politics: getting the balance right".
^ "Second year to stand in general election". nouse.co.uk. 24 October 2007.
^ "Making change happen through public policy: Claire's story". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.