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Dr Beccy Cooper
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Worthing West
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byPeter Bottomley
Majority3,949 (7.7%)
Leader of Worthing Borough Council
In office
20 May 2022 – 10 July 2024
Preceded byKevin Jenkins
Succeeded bySophie Cox
Personal details
Born
Rebecca Cooper
Political partyLabour

Rebecca Claire Cooper[1] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Worthing West since July 2024. She was leader of Worthing Borough Council from 2022 to 2024.

Career

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She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and worked as a Doctor.[2][3]

A member of the Labour Party, she gained the seat from the then-Father of the House Peter Bottomley.[4] Cooper first contested Worthing West in 2017 and 2019, but failed both times to win the constituency and only gained the seat in 2024. 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) and eventually becoming leader of Worthing Borough Council in 2022.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "About – Dr Beccy Cooper".
  3. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-cooper-80a264a1/details/experience/
  4. ^ "Worthing West | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Labour council leader takes long-held Tory seat". The Argus. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Dr Beccy Cooper". Adur & Worthing Councils. 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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