| Rosie Wrighting | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament for Kettering |
| Majority2: | 3,900 (7.8%) |
| Predecessor2: | Philip Hollobone |
| Term Start2: | 4 July 2024 |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1997[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kettering, Northamptonshire, England |
| Party: | Labour |
| Alma Mater: | University of Westminster |
Rosie May Wrighting (born 28 July 1997) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Kettering since 2024.[2] [3] She was the youngest female MP elected at the 2024 general election.[4]
Wrighting was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire to Cindy Wrighting.[5] Her mother has been the chief executive officer of youth charity Youth Works.[6]
Wrighting grew up in Geddington and was educated at Bishop Stopford School and Montsaye Academy.[7] She studied Fashion at the University of Westminster.[8]
Wrighting joined the Labour Party in 2020 at the age of 22 while studying at university and became chair of the Westminster North Constituency Labour Party. She unsuccessfully stood for election to the Little Venice ward in the 2022 Westminster City Council election.[9] In November 2023, she was selected as the prospective parliamentary candidate for Kettering. Prior to her political career, Wrighting worked as a buyer for online fashion retailer ASOS before leaving to focus on her campaign full time.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Wrighting described wanting more opportunities for people in her community as the motivation for standing as a prospective parliamentary candidate for Labour, specifically on housing and economic security. She has also said she wants to focus on improving access to mental health services, including for young people.[10]
Wrighting currently lives at home with her mother, where she plans to stay during her parliamentary career. She is a keen figure skater.[11]