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The Baroness Kitching of Penistone | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 2 September 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hannah Kitching |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
Hannah Kitching, Baroness Kitching of Penistone is a British businesswoman, local government politician, and former physiotherapist.
From 2018 to 2026, she was a Liberal Democrat councillor on Barnsley Council, rising to become leader of the opposition.[1] She stood as the Liberal Democratic candidate for Mayor of the Sheffield City Region in the 2018 mayoral election,[2] and for the now named Mayor of South Yorkshire in the 2024 mayoral election.[3] She has also stood unsuccessfully to be elected a Member of Parliament in the Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency in the 2019 general election, receiving 5,054 votes (10.2%),[4] and in the Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituency in the 2024 general election, receiving 1,271 votes (3.3%).[5]
In the July 2026 political peerages, it was announced that she was to be made a life peer and will sit in the House of Lords for the Liberal Democrats.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Five new Lib Dem peers". www.libdems.org.uk. 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Hannah Kitching? Meet the Lib Dem candidate for South Yorkshire mayor". The Sheffield Star. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Liberal Democrat South Yorkshire mayor candidate Hannah Kitching?". BBC News. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton - General election results 2024". BBC News. 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton - General election results 2024". BBC News. 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Political Peerages July 2026". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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