Siobhan Baillie Explained

Siobhan Baillie
Office:Member of Parliament
for Stroud
Predecessor:David Drew
Successor:Simon Opher
Termstart:12 December 2019
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:28 August 1981
Birth Place:Crawley, West Sussex, England
Children:2
Term End:30 May 2024

Siobhan Kathleen Baillie[1] (born 28 August 1981) is a former British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud from the 2019 general election until 2024. Before her parliamentary career, she was a family law solicitor, a councillor, and worked for a charity.

Early life

Baillie was born in Crawley, West Sussex, on 28 August 1981,[2] [3] and she moved with her family at the age of eight to Filey, North Yorkshire.[4] [5] She has a younger brother and sister.[6] Her parents separated during her childhood.[7] Baillie moved out of the family home at the age of 15[8] and left school two years later to work as a legal secretary in Reading, Berkshire.[9] [10] She attended a law school at weekends,[4] and qualified as a family law solicitor in 2010.[11] [12] Baillie also worked as the head of policy and communications for the charity, OnePlusOne.[13]

Political career

Baillie was a councillor in the London Borough of Camden from 2014[14] to 2018,[15] representing the ward of Frognal and Fitzjohns. As an opposition member she served on the Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee and during the 2016–2017 civic year she chaired a review of mental health service provision for young people.[16] [17]

She stood for the Bermondsey and Old Southwark seat at the 2017 general election. She was third behind the Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates with 13% of the vote.[18] She had previously unsuccessfully sought selection for the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency for the same election, and for the Barnet and Camden London Assembly seat at the 2016 election.[19] [20]

Baillie was selected as the Conservative candidate for Stroud on 31 July 2018.[21] She supported the UK remaining within the EU in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum, but during her 2019 election campaign indicated that she now supported Brexit, to honour the result of the referendum.[22] [23] At the 2019 general election, she was elected as an MP with a majority of 3,840 (5.8%). The seat had been represented by Labour and Co-operative MP David Drew since the 2017 election.[24] [25] Baillie was the first woman to represent the constituency.[26] She has been a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee since March 2020.[27]

In July 2021, Baillie commented that she opposed the removal of the Blackboy Clock in Stroud as she felt that it was important to leave all statues to "reflect our country's journey in the 20th and 21st centuries toward equality" but supported adding "factual information" on the "origins of its imagery".[28]

Baillie endorsed Rishi Sunak in the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election and the subsequent October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.[29] [30]

She apologised in August 2023 for wrongfully claiming that she had created the Natural History GCSE on her website and in a campaign leaflet.[31]

Baillie lost her seat in the 2024 general election to Labour's Simon Opher.[32]

Personal life

Baillie married Kristian Triggle on 23 June 2018 at St Mary's Church in Swinbrook.[33] Triggle is a managing director for the Swiss banking firm UBS.[34] The couple have two daughters born in 2020 and 2022.[35] [36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members Sworn. 18 December 2019. 7 February 2020. parliament.uk. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219003923/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-12-18/debates/2E37F0BD-4DF0-40A6-B9F9-0607212DBFB1/MembersSworn. live.
  2. Web site: Index entry. 8 March 2020. FreeBMD. ONS. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711062651/https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=NOVymKpy%2BZf8u%2BW9%2BTX%2F%2Bw&scan=1. live.
  3. Book: Brunskill, Ian. The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. 19 March 2020. 978-0-00-839258-1. 347. HarperCollins Publishers Limited . 1129682574. 23 June 2021. 9 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211109125548/https://www.worldcat.org/title/times-guide-to-the-house-of-commons-2019-the-definitive-record-of-britains-historic-2019-general-election/oclc/1129682574. live.
  4. News: 'I'm not going to be bullied into silence.' The women defying abuse to stand as MPs. The Guardian. 21 November 2019. 7 February 2020. Hinsliff. Gaby. 11 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111114959/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/21/im-not-going-to-be-bullied-into-silence-the-women-defying-abuse-to-stand-as-mps. live.
  5. The Real Me: Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie speaks to Gloria De Piero about her path into politics. 2 December 2021. GB News. 00:45. 13 December 2021. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213220225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7K2ySUbMjw. live.
  6. The Real Me: Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie speaks to Gloria De Piero about her path into politics. GB News. 2 December 2021. 00:39. 13 December 2021. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213220225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7K2ySUbMjw. live.
  7. The Real Me: Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie speaks to Gloria De Piero about her path into politics. GB News. 2 December 2021. 01:53. 13 December 2021. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213220225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7K2ySUbMjw. live.
  8. The Real Me: Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie speaks to Gloria De Piero about her path into politics. GB News. 2 December 2021. 05:35. 13 December 2021. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213220225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7K2ySUbMjw. live.
  9. The Real Me: Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie speaks to Gloria De Piero about her path into politics. GB News. 2 December 2021. 08:10. 13 December 2021. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213220225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7K2ySUbMjw. live.
  10. News: The new wave of Tory MPs proves elitism is dead. The Daily Telegraph. 22 December 2019. Strimpel. Zoe. 8 February 2020. 27 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427190645/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/new-wave-tory-mps-prove-elitism-dead/. live.
  11. Web site: Siobhan Kathleen Baillie. The Law Society. 7 February 2020. 16 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516164205/https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/person/95590/siobhan-kathleen-baillie. live.
  12. Web site: What the new parliament means for health and social care. NHS Confederation. 25 February 2024. 15.
  13. Web site: Former charities adviser elected as a Tory MP as party wins a big majority. 13 December 2019. 7 February 2020. Weakley. Kirsty. Civil Society. 17 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217131657/https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/former-charities-adviser-elected-as-a-tory-mp-as-party-wins-a-big-majority.html. live.
  14. Web site: Frognal and Fitzjohns. Camden Council. 7 February 2020. 16 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516164215/https://www.camden.gov.uk/local-elections-results-may-2014#frog. live.
  15. News: Conservative candidate quits council elections over Brexit. Camden New Journal. 15 February 2018. 7 February 2020. Osley. Richard. 17 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190917191256/http://camdennewjournal.com/article/conservative-candidate-quits-council-elections-over-brexit. live.
  16. Web site: Review of mental health service provision in the London Borough of Camden for young people aged 11–19.. 23 March 2017. Camden Council. live. 18 January 2020. 1. 16 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516164223/http://democracy.camden.gov.uk/documents/s58561/Item%209%20Review%20of%20mental%20health%20service%20provision%20in%20the%20London%20Borough%20of%20Camden%20for%20young%20people%20ag.pdf.
  17. News: Camden Council pledges to put mental health at forefront of agenda for young people living in borough. Ham & High. 29 March 2017. 8 February 2020. Scott. James. 28 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200928183109/https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/education/camden-council-pledges-to-put-mental-health-at-forefront-of-agenda-for-young-people-living-in-borough-1-4952561. dead.
  18. Web site: Bermondsey and Old Southwark. parliament.uk. 7 February 2020. 11 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211011203/https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2017-06-08/results/Location/Constituency/Bermondsey%20and%20Old%20Southwark. live.
  19. News: Tory candidate search in Hampstead and Kilburn: The final three. Camden New Journal. 25 April 2017. 8 February 2020. Osley. Richard. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184114/http://camdennewjournal.com/article/tory-candidate-search-in-hampstead-and-kilburn-the-final-three. live.
  20. Web site: The search for a Tory to follow Brian Coleman: Siobhan Baillie and Tom Smith bow out. Richard Osley. 8 September 2015. 7 January 2020. Osley. Richard. 16 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200516164235/https://richardosley.com/2015/09/08/the-search-for-a-tory-to-follow-brian-coleman-siobhan-baillie-and-tom-smith-bow-out/. live.
  21. News: Conservatives select their candidate to become Stroud MP. Stroud News & Journal. 31 July 2018. 7 February 2020. Watson. Sarah Phaedre. 8 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200108025527/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/16389539.conservatives-select-their-candidate-to-become-stroud-mp/. live.
  22. News: Camden Tory insists she hasn't been 'parachuted in' to Bermondsey & Old Southwark. Southwark News. 1 June 2017. 7 February 2020. 18 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200118054509/https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/camden-tory-insists-hasnt-parachuted-bermondsey-old-southwark/. live.
  23. Web site: Siobhan Baillie: The Conservative challenger hoping to turn Stroud blue. Gloucestershire Live. 5 December 2019. Boobyer. Leigh. 7 February 2020. 6 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206150527/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/siobahn-baillie-conservative-challenger-hoping-3612269. live.
  24. Web site: Election results 2019: Conservatives gain Stroud from Labour. 13 December 2019. 2 February 2020. BBC News. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213112507/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50772661. live.
  25. News: Stroud. BBC News. 4 February 2020. 28 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328015714/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000980. live.
  26. News: Meet your new Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie. Stroud News & Journal. 13 December 2019. Lal. Tamash. 7 February 2020. 14 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191214154404/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/18100432.meet-new-stroud-mp-siobhan-baillie/. live.
  27. Web site: Work and Pensions Committee membership agreed. 3 March 2020. 2 March 2020. parliament.uk. 3 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303143702/https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/164/work-and-pensions-committee/news/145014/work-and-pensions-committee-membership-agreed/. dead.
  28. News: Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie on Blackboy Clock: 'Removing statue will not end racism'. Stroud News & Journal. 30 July 2021. 13 December 2021. 13 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213220226/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/19480707.stroud-mp-siobhan-baillie-blackboy-clock-removing-statue-will-not-end-racism/. live.
  29. News: Siobhan Baillie decides who to back as next Prime Minister. Stroud News & Journal. 10 July 2022. 12 July 2022. 11 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220711220042/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/20269171.siobhan-baillie-decides-back-next-prime-minister/. live.
  30. News: Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt: Who are MPs backing?. BBC News. 21 October 2022. 22 October 2022. 22 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221022013110/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63343308. live.
  31. News: Tory MP apologises for wrongly taking credit for creating nature GCSE. The Telegraph. 25 August 2023. Gibbons. Amy. 25 February 2024. 1 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001104557/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/08/25/nature-gcse-tory-mp-apologises-wrongly-taking-credit/. live.
  32. News: Stroud's new MP cutting back GP work to tackle NHS. 6 July 2024. 9 July 2024. BBC News.
  33. Web site: Church News 13 & 20 May 2018. 2. 25 February 2024. Wychwood Benefice. 13 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713094342/https://wychwoodbenefice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/130518-200518-Easter-7-and-Pentecost.pdf. live.
  34. News: UBS Throws Lifeline to Credit Suisse European Dealmakers. 25 August 2023. 25 February 2024. FI News. 5 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240205204543/https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/58968-ubs-credit-suisse-investment-bank-dealmakers-europe. live.
  35. News: Conservative MP Siobhan Baillie gives birth to daughter . 22 May 2020 . Express & Star . 22 May 2020 . 26 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626162432/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/05/22/conservative-mp-siobhan-baillie-gives-birth-to-daughter/ . live .
  36. News: Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie gives birth to second child. Stroud News & Journal. 1 July 2022. 5 July 2022. 3 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703071533/https://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/20249805.stroud-mp-siobhan-baillie-gives-birth-second-child/. live.

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