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{{Short description|British Green Party politician (born 1975)}} |
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| constituency_MP = [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]] |
| constituency_MP = [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]] |
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| termstart = 4 July 2024 |
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| predecessor = [[Bill Wiggin]] |
| predecessor = [[Bill Wiggin]] |
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| majority = 5,894 (11.7%) |
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| successor1 = ''Constituency abolished'' |
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| birth_name = Eleanor Elizabeth Chowns |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|03|07|df=yes}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|03|07|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Chertsey]], [[Surrey]], England |
| birth_place = [[Chertsey]], [[Surrey]], England |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Chowns got involved in politics in 2015.<ref name="Rebrick meets: Dr Ellie Chowns MEP">{{cite web | title=Rebrick meets: Dr Ellie Chowns MEP|url=https://www.redbrick.me/redbrick-meets-ellie-chowns/|website=Rebrick |access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref> In 2017 she was elected as a councillor on [[Herefordshire Council]], and became the leader of the Green group. She also stood in the general election in [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]], securing 5.5% of the vote. |
Chowns got involved in politics in 2015.<ref name="Rebrick meets: Dr Ellie Chowns MEP">{{cite web | title=Rebrick meets: Dr Ellie Chowns MEP|url=https://www.redbrick.me/redbrick-meets-ellie-chowns/|website=Rebrick |date=17 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref> In 2017 she was elected as a councillor on [[Herefordshire Council]], and became the leader of the Green group. She also stood in the general election in [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]], securing 5.5% of the vote. |
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In May 2019, Chowns was re-elected onto the Herefordshire Council, with [[2019 Herefordshire Council election|78.6%]] of the vote. Later in the month, Chowns was subsequently elected as an MEP in the [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2019 European elections]], winning 10.66% of the vote share. In the same election, the Green Party won 7 MEPs, up from 3. |
In May 2019, Chowns was re-elected onto the Herefordshire Council, with [[2019 Herefordshire Council election|78.6%]] of the vote. Later in the month, Chowns was subsequently elected as an MEP in the [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2019 European elections]], winning 10.66% of the vote share. In the same election, the Green Party won 7 MEPs, up from 3. |
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Chowns stood as the Green candidate for [[North Herefordshire]], a safe Conservative seat, in the December 2019 parliamentary election. She won 9.3% of the vote share, the 6th highest Green vote share in the country and the highest of any seat where there was no [[Unite to Remain]] alliance.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000847 | title=Herefordshire North | date=13 December 2019 | work=BBC News | access-date=9 May 2020 }}</ref> |
Chowns stood as the Green candidate for [[North Herefordshire]], a safe Conservative seat, in the December 2019 parliamentary election. She won 9.3% of the vote share, the 6th highest Green vote share in the country and the highest of any seat where there was no [[Unite to Remain]] alliance.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000847 | title=Herefordshire North | date=13 December 2019 | work=BBC News | access-date=9 May 2020 }}</ref> |
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In July 2024, Chowns won the North Herefordshire parliamentary seat in the UK general election, overturning a significant Conservative majority in what had long been considered a 'safe seat'.<ref>https://greenparty.org.uk/2024/07/05/greens-makes-history-in-north-herefordshire-as-ellie-chowns-defeats-conservatives</ref> Chowns received 43.2% of the vote, a swing of +34.4% as compared to the 2019 election. |
In July 2024, Chowns won the North Herefordshire parliamentary seat in the UK general election, overturning a significant Conservative majority in what had long been considered a 'safe seat'.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greenparty.org.uk/2024/07/05/greens-makes-history-in-north-herefordshire-as-ellie-chowns-defeats-conservatives | title=Greens makes history in North Herefordshire as Ellie Chowns defeats Conservatives }}</ref> Chowns received 43.2% of the vote, a swing of +34.4% as compared to the 2019 election. |
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===Extinction Rebellion=== |
===Extinction Rebellion=== |
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Chowns was arrested on 14 October 2019 in [[Trafalgar Square]] defending the rights of [[Extinction Rebellion]] protesters to continue. She was released pending investigation, |
Chowns was arrested on 14 October 2019 in [[Trafalgar Square]] defending the rights of [[Extinction Rebellion]] protesters to continue. She was released pending investigation, and later was one of the claimants to challenge the legality of the Section 14 order under which she was arrested. On 6 November 2019 the High Court ruled this blanket use of Section 14 by the Metropolitan Police was unlawful.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50316561|title=Extinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban unlawful|work=BBC News|date=6 November 2019|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> Chowns declined to sue the Metropolitan Police for unlawful arrest, but declared the ruling to be a "victory for the right to peaceful assembly and protest, two cornerstones of our democracy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elliechownsmep.org.uk/news/high-court-rules-against-met-ban-of-protest|title=High Court rules against Met ban of protest|website=Ellie Chowns MEP|date=11 November 2019|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:MEPs for England 2019–2020]] |
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[[Category:UK MPs 2024–present]] |
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[[Category:21st-century women MEPs for England]] |
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[[Category:Green Party of England and Wales MEPs]] |
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Ellie Chowns
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Chowns in 2019
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Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Bill Wiggin |
Majority | 5,894 (11.7%) |
Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands | |
In office 2 July 2019[1][2] – 31 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Siôn Simon |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Eleanor Elizabeth Chowns (1975-03-07) 7 March 1975 (age 49) Chertsey, Surrey, England |
Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
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Eleanor Elizabeth "Ellie" Chowns (born 7 March 1975) is a British Green Party politician, serving as the Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire since 2024. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands for the party from 2019 to 2020.[3] She has been a councillor on Herefordshire Council since 2017, representing the Bishops Frome & Cradley ward, and is leader of the council's Green group.[4]
Chowns studied geography, environmental studies, and development studies at the University of Sussex, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1997. She then undertook a one-year Master of Professional Studies (MProf) degree in sustainable development at the University of Middlesex, graduating in 1998. She later undertook doctoral research in international development at the University of Birmingham. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2014, with a doctoral thesis titled "The political economy of community management: a study of factors influencing sustainability in Malawi's rural water supply sector".[5][6]
She is a specialist in international development, having worked for charities such as Voluntary Service Overseas and Christian Aid and as a lecturer at the University of Birmingham.[5]
Chowns got involved in politics in 2015.[7] In 2017 she was elected as a councillor on Herefordshire Council, and became the leader of the Green group. She also stood in the general election in North Herefordshire, securing 5.5% of the vote.
In May 2019, Chowns was re-elected onto the Herefordshire Council, with 78.6% of the vote. Later in the month, Chowns was subsequently elected as an MEP in the 2019 European elections, winning 10.66% of the vote share. In the same election, the Green Party won 7 MEPs, up from 3.
Chowns stood as the Green candidate for North Herefordshire, a safe Conservative seat, in the December 2019 parliamentary election. She won 9.3% of the vote share, the 6th highest Green vote share in the country and the highest of any seat where there was no Unite to Remain alliance.[8]
In July 2024, Chowns won the North Herefordshire parliamentary seat in the UK general election, overturning a significant Conservative majority in what had long been considered a 'safe seat'.[9] Chowns received 43.2% of the vote, a swing of +34.4% as compared to the 2019 election.
Chowns was arrested on 14 October 2019 in Trafalgar Square defending the rights of Extinction Rebellion protesters to continue. She was released pending investigation, and later was one of the claimants to challenge the legality of the Section 14 order under which she was arrested. On 6 November 2019 the High Court ruled this blanket use of Section 14 by the Metropolitan Police was unlawful.[10] Chowns declined to sue the Metropolitan Police for unlawful arrest, but declared the ruling to be a "victory for the right to peaceful assembly and protest, two cornerstones of our democracy".[11]
Chowns is a member of Giving What We Can, a community of people who have pledged to give at least 10% of their income to effective charities.[12]
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