Harpreet Kaur Uppal is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield since 2024.
Harpreet Uppal | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Huddersfield | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Sheerman |
| Majority | 4,533 (11.3%) |
| Member of Kirklees Council | |
| In office May 2018 – May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harpreet Kaur Uppal Fartown, Huddersfield, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Nottingham Trent University University of Bradford |
| Website | harpreet4huddersfield |
Early life and education
editUppal was born in Fartown, Huddersfield, she attended Fartown High School where she sat on the student council and took politics at A-Level. She studied politics at Nottingham Trent University and went on to do a master's degree in international politics at Bradford.[1][2]
Career
editUppal has been employed as Deputy Chief of Staff for Debbie Abrahams MP and she also worked on Andy Burnham's campaign to become Mayor of Manchester in 2017;[1] he later endorsed her run for parliament.[3]
Uppal was elected to Kirklees Council as a councillor for Ashbrow ward in May 2018[2] and stepped down in May 2022. During her time on the council she was the chair of the Economy and Neighbourhood Scrutiny Panel.[4]
In July 2022, Harpreet Uppal was selected by the Huddersfield local Labour party as their candidate for the next general election;[5] this was later called to take place on 4 July 2024. She won the seat with 37.6% of the vote.[6]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Martin Shaw (17 July 2022). "Harpreet Uppal has been chosen as Labour's candidate to be Huddersfield's next MP and this is who she is, what she believes in and what others say about her". Huddersfield Hub. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Tony Earnshaw (27 June 2018). ""It was pretty cool" Kirklees' first female Sikh councillor on being elected by her home town". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Tony Earnshaw (21 June 2022). "Andy Burnham backs former councillor as replacement for veteran Barry Sheerman". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Cllr Harpreet Uppal". Local Government Association. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Tony Earnshaw (18 July 2022). "Labour selects Sikh female former councillor to replace Barry Sheerman in Huddersfield". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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