Ruth Alcroft
Ruth Alcroft | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 Bolton, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Website | https://vote.labour.org.uk/ruth-alcroft |
Ruth Alcroft is a Labour Party city councillor and candidate for Parliament in Carlisle.
Personal life
Alcroft grew up in Bolton in 1976, raised in her grandparents' house with her parents. She would go on to study Classics at St Aidan's College, Durham.
As the daughter of a nurse, Alcroft is aware of the challenges faced in the health service and has been an active campaigner in the local NHS services.[1]
Political views
A lifelong socialist, Alcroft joined the Labour Party (UK) when she was 17 and has been an active campaigner since then. Her key areas of interest are the NHS, investment in the North of England, fully funded public services and tackling the Climate Emergency through a Green Industrial Revolution based on the Green New Deal.
Electoral history
Alcroft was elected as a Labour city councillor on 5 May 2016 and was first selected as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Labour in the seat of Carlisle (constituency) in 2017.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Alcroft [2] | TBC | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Julia Aglionby[3] | TBC | |||
| Conservative | John Stevenson | TBC | |||
| UKIP | Fiona Mills | TBC | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 21,472 | 49.9 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | Ruth Alcroft | 18,873 | 43.8 | +6.0 | |
| UKIP | Fiona Mills | 1,455 | 3.4 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Thornton | 1,256 | 2.9 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,599 | 6.0 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,046 | 69.1 | +4.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
References
- ↑ https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/17230939.carlisle-health-campaigners-protest-over-hospital-bed-closures/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ruthalcroft
- ↑ "Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ "General election 2017: Full list of candidates". ITV News. 12 May 2017.
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