10 Facts About Colleen Fletcher

Colleen Margaret Fletcher is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Coventry North East from 2015 to 2024.

Colleen Fletcher's mother was a Labour councillor on Coventry City Council.

Colleen Fletcher grew up in Coventry and attended Richard Lee Primary School, Lyng Hall School, and the further education college Henley College.

Colleen Fletcher represented Wyken ward on Coventry City Council from 1992 to 2000 and between 2002 and 2004.

In 2011, Colleen Fletcher was elected as a Labour Party councillor for the Upper Stoke ward on the same council.

Colleen Fletcher was elected as MP with a majority of 11,775.

Colleen Fletcher supported Owen Smith in the 2016 Labour leadership election, and was re-elected at the 2017 general election.

Colleen Fletcher served as an opposition whip from 2017 to 2024, under the leadership of Corbyn and later Keir Starmer.

Colleen Fletcher supported the United Kingdom remaining within the European Union in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum.

Colleen Fletcher was married to Ian Colleen Fletcher from 1972 until his death in 2018; the couple had two sons.