14 Facts About Helen Southworth

Helen Mary Southworth was born on 13 November 1956 and is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who is the Chief Executive of Age Concern Isle of Man.

Helen Southworth is the former Member of Parliament for Warrington South, and was first elected at the 1997 general election.

Helen Southworth retained the Warrington South seat at the 2001 and 2005 general elections, each time with a reduced majority.

Helen Southworth was the only person to have won successive elections in the constituency until Mowat retained the seat at the 2015 general election with an increased majority.

Helen Southworth unsuccessfully contested the Wirral South constituency at the 1992 general election.

Helen Southworth served as a member of the House of Commons select committees on Trade and Industry and Procedure.

Helen Southworth was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Paul Boateng, the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, from 2001 to 2005.

Helen Southworth has served as a non-executive director on a number of bodies, including the charity Age Concern, Grosvenor Housing association and Merseyside and Knowsley Health Authority.

At Dods Women in Public Life Awards in 2008 Helen Southworth was named MP of the year for her work involving missing and runaway children.

On 16 June 2009, Helen Southworth announced her intention to stand down at the next general election, citing her desire to spend more time with her family.

Helen Southworth is the sister of science writer Gabrielle Walker, well known for her radio shows on BBC Radio 4 and her Antarctic studies.

Helen Southworth married Edmund Southworth, who graduated from Lancaster University in 1977 where he studied archaeology.

Helen Southworth's husband has been on the North West Committee of the Heritage Lottery Fund and was the County Museums Officer for Lancashire County Council from 2001.

Helen Southworth became Director of Manx National Heritage in 2009 and retired in 2021.