Stella Creasy



Stella Judith Creasy (born 5 April 1977) has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the London constituency of Walthamstow since the 2010 general election.

Elected as a councillor in Waltham Forest, Creasy later became the borough's deputy mayor before serving as mayor for four months prior to her election to the House of Commons.

In 2010 Creasy was selected from an all-female shortlist as the Labour Party candidate for Walthamstow, being elected to Parliament at the 2010 general election, retaining the seat for her party as successor to the previous Labour MP, Neil Gerrard, who had retired from the Commons.