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Prior to being an MP, Smith was a theatre nurse and President of the trade union [[UNISON|Unison]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nursingnotes.co.uk/four-nurses-take-seats-house-commons/|title=Five Nurses take seats in the House of Commons|date=13 June 2017|work=NursingNotes|access-date=20 June 2017|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233529/https://nursingnotes.co.uk/four-nurses-take-seats-house-commons/|archivedate=8 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-13943369 |title=Unison union elects first black woman president |work=[[BBC News]] |date=28 June 2011 |accessdate=9 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121234612/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-13943369 |archivedate=21 January 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She has also served as Chair of the Midlands Regional [[Trades Union Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | title = TUC General Council members: Eleanor Smith – UNISON | website = tuc.org.uk | publisher = [[Trades Union Congress]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170619092759/https://www.tuc.org.uk/about-tuc/tuc-general-council-members#eleanor | archive-date = 19 June 2017 | url = https://www.tuc.org.uk/about-tuc/tuc-general-council-members#eleanor | access-date = 19 June 2017}}</ref>
Prior to being an MP, Smith was a theatre nurse and President of the trade union [[UNISON|Unison]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nursingnotes.co.uk/four-nurses-take-seats-house-commons/|title=Five Nurses take seats in the House of Commons|date=13 June 2017|work=NursingNotes|access-date=20 June 2017|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233529/https://nursingnotes.co.uk/four-nurses-take-seats-house-commons/|archivedate=8 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-13943369 |title=Unison union elects first black woman president |work=[[BBC News]] |date=28 June 2011 |accessdate=9 June 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121234612/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-13943369 |archivedate=21 January 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She has also served as Chair of the Midlands Regional [[Trades Union Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | title = TUC General Council members: Eleanor Smith – UNISON | website = tuc.org.uk | publisher = [[Trades Union Congress]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170619092759/https://www.tuc.org.uk/about-tuc/tuc-general-council-members#eleanor | archive-date = 19 June 2017 | url = https://www.tuc.org.uk/about-tuc/tuc-general-council-members#eleanor | access-date = 19 June 2017}}</ref>


Upon being elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], Smith told the House that she had concerns over the use of chains in the [[Black Country]] flag because of their historic association with the [[slave trade]].<ref>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2017/07/19/smith-defends-flag-stance-in-commons/</ref> She would later say that her comments "had been taken out of proportion" and said that she had received "many abusive messages" over the issue.<ref>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2017/07/19/smith-defends-flag-stance-in-commons/</ref>
Upon being elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], Smith told the House that she had concerns over the use of chains in the [[Black Country]] flag because of their historic association with the [[slave trade]], and declared that she would like the flag changed.<ref>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2017/07/19/smith-defends-flag-stance-in-commons/</ref><ref>https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/labour-mp-calls-popular-black-country-flag-be-scrapped-because-its-racist-1630469</ref> She would later say that her comments "had been taken out of proportion" and said that she had received "many abusive messages" over the issue.<ref>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2017/07/19/smith-defends-flag-stance-in-commons/</ref>


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Revision as of 13:52, 15 October 2019

Eleanor Smith
MP
Smith in 2017
Member of Parliament
for Wolverhampton South West
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 June 2017
Preceded byRob Marris
Majority2,185 (5.1%)
Personal details
Born (1957-07-05) 5 July 1957 (age 67)[1]
Birmingham, England
Political partyLabour

Eleanor Patricia Smith[2] (born 5 July 1957) is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West since the 2017 general election.[3][4] She is the first MP from an African Caribbean background to represent a constituency in the West Midlands.[5]

Prior to being an MP, Smith was a theatre nurse and President of the trade union Unison in 2011.[6][7] She has also served as Chair of the Midlands Regional Trades Union Congress.[8]

Upon being elected to the House of Commons, Smith told the House that she had concerns over the use of chains in the Black Country flag because of their historic association with the slave trade, and declared that she would like the flag changed.[9][10] She would later say that her comments "had been taken out of proportion" and said that she had received "many abusive messages" over the issue.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11779.
  3. ^ "Election 2017: Wolverhampton South West". BBC News. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ Banner, David (5 June 2017). "Wolverhampton South West General Election profile: Will tables be turned in city seat?". Express & Star. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ Espinoza, Javier (11 June 2017). "UK general election delivers most diverse parliament in history". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Five Nurses take seats in the House of Commons". NursingNotes. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Unison union elects first black woman president". BBC News. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. ^ "TUC General Council members: Eleanor Smith – UNISON". tuc.org.uk. Trades Union Congress. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2017/07/19/smith-defends-flag-stance-in-commons/
  10. ^ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/labour-mp-calls-popular-black-country-flag-be-scrapped-because-its-racist-1630469
  11. ^ https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2017/07/19/smith-defends-flag-stance-in-commons/
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