Gen Kitchen Explained

Genevieve Victoria Kitchen[1] (born 5 May 1995)[2] [3] is a British politician who has served as Assistant Government Whip since 2024. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wellingborough and Rushden (formerly named Wellingborough) since the 2024 Wellingborough by-election. A member of the Labour Party,[4] she was a member of Newham London Borough Council in Greater London from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education

Genevieve Kitchen was born on 5 May 1995, the daughter of two Royal Navy veterans.[5] She grew up in Northamptonshire, and attended Caroline Chisholm School in Northampton,[6] John Hellins Primary School in Towcester, and Kingsbrook Secondary School (now Elizabeth Woodville School) in Deanshanger.[7] She studied history and politics at Queen Mary University of London,[8] and graduated in 2016.[9]

Kitchen has been a fundraiser in the charity sector,[10] [11] working with organisations including The Salvation Army, Sarcoma UK, a children's hospice and a children's health charity.[12] From 2018 to 2022, she was a councillor in the London Borough of Newham[13] representing the ward of Boleyn.[14]

Parliamentary career

In the 2019 general election, Kitchen stood for Labour in South Northamptonshire,[15] finishing in second place with 20.9 per cent of the vote behind Andrea Leadsom, the incumbent Conservative MP and business secretary.[16]

In November 2023, she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Wellingborough.[17] When the recall petition to remove Peter Bone was successful, she launched her campaign in the 2024 Wellingborough by-election.[18] She was endorsed by the former Conservative leader of the local council.[2] Kitchen was elected as MP for Wellingborough, winning with 45.9 per cent of the vote and a majority of 6,436.[19]

She was re-elected in the renamed constituency of Wellingborough and Rushden in the 2024 general election.[20]

Personal life

Kitchen married her husband Joe in October 2023. She cut short her honeymoon in Suffolk to campaign in the 2024 Wellingborough by-election.[21]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election results for Boleyn, 3 May 2018 . Newham Council . 16 February 2024 . en-GB . 3 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216135346/https://mgov.newham.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=30&RPID=29910584 . 16 February 2024.
  2. News: Carter . William . 15 December 2024 . Woman who'll fight Wellingborough constituency for Labour outlines pledges – as she's backed by former Conservative council leader . Northamptonshire Telegraph. 16 February 2024. Gen's interest in politics began during the 2005 election ... which coincidentally fell on her birthday of May 5..
  3. Web site: Who are Damien Egan and Gen Kitchen? Labour's new MPs after by-election victories . Politics.co.uk . en-US . 16 February 2024 . 16 February 2024.
  4. News: Taggart . Emma . Scott . Geraldine . 14 February 2024 . Meet Labour's Wellingborough candidate scenting victory against Tories . The Times . en-GB . 14 February 2024.
  5. News: Murray . Jessica . 20 December 2023 . Peter Bone saga shows Tories are weak, Labour tells Wellingborough voters . 14 February 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB .
  6. Web site: Cronin . Kate . 11 November 2023 . Wellingborough Labour members select Genevieve Kitchen as their candidate to fight Peter Bone's seat at a potential by-election as she immediately calls on him to resign . Northamptonshire Telegraph.
  7. News: Coffey . Laura . Cooper . Pete . 22 December 2023 . The candidates set for Wellingborough by-election . 16 February 2024 . BBC News . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Mitchell . Archie . 16 February 2024 . Who is Gen Kitchen? Labour's new MP for Wellingborough - The Northamptonshire constituency was the second most marginal seat for Labour in Sir Tony Blair's 1997 landslide, with Paul Stinchcombe winning by just 187 votes . The Independent . 16 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Hancock . Sam . 16 February 2024 . Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: Tories suffer two defeats with big swings to Labour . 2024-02-16 . BBC News . en-gb.
  10. Web site: Lepper . Joe . 21 December 2023 . Senior charity fundraiser to fight in next by-election for Labour . 14 February 2024 . Charity Times . en.
  11. Web site: Bagley . Alison . 30 November 2023 . Labour parliamentary candidate Gen Kitchen gets crafty at Wellingborough community centre . 16 February 2024 . Northamptonshire Telegraph.
  12. Web site: Genevieve Kitchen . 16 February 2024 . LinkedIn.
  13. News: Walker . Peter . 2024-02-06 . 'We're not complacent': Labour wary of overconfidence in Wellingborough byelection . 2024-02-14 . The Guardian . en-GB.
  14. News: Long . Rhiannon . 1 November 2018 . Newham heads to the polls for Boleyn by-election . 16 February 2024 . Newham Recorder . en.
  15. Web site: Neame . Katie . 7 February 2024 . Wellingborough PPC hopes by-election win would have 'domino effect' in region . 16 February 2024 . LabourList . en-GB.
  16. News: Northamptonshire South Parliamentary constituency . 22 November 2019 . BBC News . BBC.
  17. News: 13 November 2023 . Laura . Coffey . BBC News . Wellingborough: Labour select candidate in Peter Bone's seat . 16 February 2024. en-GB.
  18. News: Quinn . Ben . Badshah . Nadeem . 19 December 2023 . Voters in Wellingborough trigger byelection after suspension of Peter Bone . 16 February 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB .
  19. Web site: Hancock . Sam . 16 February 2024 . Wellingborough Parliamentary by-election . BBC News. .
  20. News: Wellingborough and Rushden - UK General election 2024 . 2024-07-19 . BBC News . en-GB.
  21. Web site: Kitchen . Genevieve . 29 November 2023 . Wellingborough PPC: 'I cut short my honeymoon to win this by-election' . 16 February 2024. LabourList . en-GB.

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