Sarah Russell

Sarah Alison Russell is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Congleton since 2024. She is the first non-Conservative politician to represent Congleton, having defeated the incumbent Conservative MP Fiona Bruce.

Russell is a solicitor and a former councillor in Manchester.

Early life and career Russell studied politics at the University of York, graduating in 2004. She then completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Vocational Course at BPP University, as well as a Master of Laws at King's College London.

While working as a paralegal at Pattinson & Brewer in London, she cross-qualified as a solicitor, developing a practice in employment law.

Russell has also worked as a supervising solicitor at the Equality and Employment Law Centre.

In 2023 Russell was nominated as a possible Labour candidate for Crewe and Nantwich at the 2024 General Election, Russell was unsuccessful and Connor Naismith was selected as the prospective Labour candidate.

Russell later became chair of the Congleton Labour Party.

Ahead of the 2024 general election, Russell was selected as the prospective Labour candidate for Congleton.

She is a member of the Fabian Society's executive committee.

Personal life Russell is married with three children and lives in Congleton.