Victoria Collins

Victoria Mei Elizabeth Collins is a Liberal Democrat politician and entrepreneur who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harpenden and Berkhamsted since 2024.

Background
Collins studied history at Van Mildert College at Durham University from 2006 to 2009, before completing a master's degree in international economic policy at Sciences Po in Paris.

Early career
She has previously worked on economic and environmental policy in the European Parliament, and was a contributor on Forbes's website. She has also worked as an independent consultant on sustainability.

Political career
Collins contested the Poole constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 general election. She came third, with 15.5% of the vote.

Collins was selected as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the South West Hertfordshire constituency in October 2022. However, due to the 2023 Boundary Commission changes, she was no longer located within the constituency, and she therefore was made to be the candidate for the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency. She was elected to represent the constituency with a majority of 10,708 votes over the second place Conservative candidate Nigel Gardner.