Holly Mumby-Croft

Holly Mumby-Croft (born July 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Scunthorpe from 2019 to 2024.

Early life Mumby-Croft was born in Scunthorpe. She attended Sir John Nelthorpe School in Brigg and Brigg Sixth-Form College, then read English and History at the University of Lincoln.

Political career Prior to her election as an MP, Mumby-Croft was elected as a councillor for the Broughton and Appleby ward on North Lincolnshire Council in 2015, and was re-elected in May 2019 but stood down upon being elected to Parliament.

Mumby-Croft stood in Scunthorpe at the 2017 general election, and came second. She stood again at the 2019 general election, and defeated the incumbent Labour MP Nic Dakin, winning with a 17.1% majority. This represented a 12.8% swing from Labour to Conservative.

In February 2020, Mumby-Croft praised plans to build a multi-million pound national flood training centre in Scunthorpe. She made her maiden speech on 6 March 2020, and talked about the town's steel industry. She also made a commitment to increased school funding and the upgrading of Scunthorpe General Hospital.

In October 2020, Mumby-Croft was one of five Conservative MPs who broke the whip to vote for a Labour opposition day motion to extend the provision of free school meals during school holidays until Easter 2021.

Mumby-Croft lost her seat in the 2024 general election to Labour MP Nic Dakin, who regained his seat from her after losing to her in 2019.

Electoral history

2019 general election

2017 general election