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All-women shortlists (AWS) is an affirmative action practice intended to increase the proportion of female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom, allowing only women to stand in particular constituencies for a particular political party. [1] Labour abandoned the shortlist for general election purposes in March 2022. [2]
In 2004, Blackman-Woods was selected as the Labour candidate for the City of Durham constituency through an All-Women Shortlist. [2] In her previous work she had been known by her maiden name, Roberta Woods, but added her husband's surname, Blackman, after selection to avoid confusion with Liberal Democrat candidate Carol Woods.
Labour: Eirene White, Baroness White [21] 12 October 1970 23 December 1999 Life peeress Labour: Alice Bacon, Baroness Bacon: 14 October 1970 24 March 1993 Life peeress Labour: Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge [22] 5 November 1970 16 November 1988 Life peeress Crossbench: Rosemary Portal, 2nd Baroness Portal of Hungerford: 22 April 1971 29 ...
All-women shortlists are a method of affirmative action which has been used by the Labour Party to increase the representation of women in Parliament. As of 2015, 117 Labour MPs have been elected to the House of Commons after being selected as candidates through an all-women shortlist. [ 22 ]
Labour: Carmarthen: 1957: 1966: Died Labour: Cynthia Mosley [m] Stoke-on-Trent: 1929: 1931 (Crossed the floor) Left Labour Party, joined the New Party New Party: 1931 1931: Retired Labour: Marion Phillips: Sunderland: 1929: 1931: Defeated Labour: Edith Picton-Turbervill [n] The Wrekin: 1929: 1931: Defeated Independent: Eleanor Rathbone [o ...
Dacres applied to be the Labour candidate in the 2018 Lewisham East by-election. [6] She was a supporter of the Labour for free movement campaign. [7] She appeared on an all ethnic minority women shortlist but was beaten by Janet Daby. [8] In 2024 she was elected Mayor of Lewisham.
Phillips was selected from an all-women shortlist [25] to contest Birmingham Yardley in June 2013, which was then represented by John Hemming of the Liberal Democrats. [26] At the 2015 general election, Phillips was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Yardley, winning with 41.5% of the vote and a majority of 6,595 votes.
This is a list of women who are or have been members of the London Assembly. ... Labour: Nicky Gavron: North East & London: 2000: 2021: ... All-women shortlist ...