Lauren Edwards

Lauren Rae Edwards is an Australian-born British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood since 2024.

Early life and career
Lauren was born in Altona, Melbourne, Australia, and moved to the UK in 2005, to study a Masters at the London School of Economics.

Career
She previously worked in the Bank of England as a manager.

In 2021, she was elected to Medway Council in a by-election from Rochester East ward. She was cabinet member for economic and social regeneration and inward investment.

In 2024, she unseated Conservative Kelly Tolhurst.