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Holly Mumby-Croft (born July 1985)[1] is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Scunthorpe from 2019 to 2024.
Holly Mumby-Croft
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Official portrait, 2019
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| Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nic Dakin |
| Succeeded by | Nic Dakin |
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| Born | July 1985 (age 38–39) Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Sir John Nelthorpe School |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University |
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Mumby-Croft was born in Scunthorpe. She attended Sir John Nelthorpe School in Brigg and Brigg Sixth-Form College followed by reading English and History at the University of Lincoln.[2]
Prior to her election as an MP, Mumby-Croft was elected as a councillor for the Broughton and Appleby ward on North Lincolnshire Council in 2015, and was re-elected in May 2019 but subsequently stood down upon being elected to Parliament.[3]
Mumby-Croft stood in Scunthorpe at the 2017 general election, and came second. She stood again at the 2019 general election, and defeated the incumbent LabourMPNic Dakin, winning with a 17.1% majority. This represented a 12.8% swing from Labour to Conservative.
In February 2020, Mumby-Croft praised plans to build a multi-million pound national flood training centre in Scunthorpe.[4] Mumby-Croft made her maiden speech on 6 March 2020, and talked about the town's steel industry. She also made a commitment to increased school funding and the upgrading of Scunthorpe General Hospital.[5]
In October 2020, Mumby-Croft was one of five Conservative MPs who broke the whip to vote for a Labour opposition day motion to extend the provision of free school meals during school holidays until Easter 2021.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 20,306 | 53.8 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | Nic Dakin | 13,855 | 36.7 | -15.3 | |
| Brexit Party | Jerry Gorman | 2,044 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 875 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Peter Dennington | 670 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 6,451 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 37,750 | 60.9 | -4.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Nic Dakin | 20,916 | 52.0 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Holly Mumby-Croft | 17,485 | 43.5 | +10.3 | |
| UKIP | Andy Talliss | 1,247 | 3.1 | -14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ryk Downes | 554 | 1.4 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 3,431 | 8.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 40,202 | 65.3 | +7.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe 2019–present |
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