Judith Cummins

Judith Mary Cummins (née Black) (born 26 June 1967) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford South since May 2015.[1]

Judith Cummins

MP
Cummins in 2020
Shadow Minister for International Trade
In office
12 January 2018 – 9 April 2020
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Member of Parliament
for Bradford South
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byGerry Sutcliffe
Majority2,346 (5.9%)
Leeds City Councillor
for Temple Newsam Ward
In office
2012 – 2016
Preceded byBill Hyde
Succeeded byDebra Coupar
Bradford City Councillor
for Royds Ward
In office
2004 – 2007
Preceded byWard created
Succeeded byGill Thornton
Personal details
Born
Judith Mary Black

(1967-06-26) 26 June 1967
Political partyLabour
Children2
Alma materRuskin College
University of Leeds
WebsiteOfficial website

Personal life

Cummins was born on 26 June 1967 and was educated at Ruskin College and the University of Leeds, attending college as a mature student on a Trade Union scholarship. She has two children.

Political career

Cummins was first elected as a local councillor on Bradford Council in 2004, representing the Royds ward. She served a full three-year term before not standing again at the 2007 election.[2][3] Cummins was later elected as a Leeds City Councillor to represent Temple Newsam ward for a full four-year term from 2012 to 2016.[4]

In advance of the 2015 general election, Cummins contested for selection as the prospective parliamentary candidate in the two constituencies she had been previously elected as a local ward councillor. Despite being an incumbent councillor representing Temple Newsam ward in the constituency, Cummins lost the selection for Leeds East to Richard Burgon. She was later successfully selected by Bradford South Constituency Labour Party to stand for the seat to replace Gerry Sutcliffe.[5][6]

Member of Parliament

Cummins was elected to the House of Commons to represent Bradford South on 7 May 2015, increasing the Labour candidiate's majority in the constituency from 4,622 to 6,450 votes.

She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.[7]

Cummins increased her majority 250 votes to 6,700 at the 2017 general election before it fell to her current seat majority of 2,346 when re-elected in 2019.[8]

References
  1. "Election 2015: Bradford South parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. "CUMMINS, Judith". Who's Who. 2017 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
  3. "24 things you may not know about your Bradford South candidates". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Council and democracy". City of Leeds Council. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. "Leeds East". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Anthony Wells. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. Carr, Tim, Dale, Iain and Waller, Robert, eds. (25 June 2015) The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015. Biteback Publishing. ISBN 1849549230
  7. "Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith". LabourList. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. "Bradford South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gerry Sutcliffe		 Member of Parliament
for Bradford South
2015–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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