Lee Barron (politician)

Lee Barron is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Corby and East Northamptonshire since 2024.

Early life
Barron was born in Raunds, Northamptonshire. He previously worked as a postman, and was a regional secretary of the Communication Workers Union. He was also a magistrate.

Political career
In 2012, Barron was selected as the Labour candidate for the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election, but was forced to quit after it emerged that he had a previous criminal conviction; in 1990, he was fined £20 for wilfully obstructing the police when a friend was arrested after an incident in a pub.

On 4 July 2024, Barron was elected as MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire, defeating incumbent Conservative Tom Pursglove with a majority of 6,331.