Ashley Dalton

Ruth Ashley Charman Dalton (born 15 August 1972) is a British politician and former community worker who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Lancashire since the 2023 West Lancashire by-election, succeeding Rosie Cooper. A member of the Labour Party, she was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in 2025.

Infobox

Prime Minister

Keir Starmer

Preceded by

Rosie Cooper

Majority

13,625 (30.8%)

Shadow portfolios

Shadow 2023–2024Women and Equalities

mw- 2023–2024

Women and Equalities

Born

(1972-08-15) 15 August 1972 (age 53)

Political party

Labour

Alma mater

Middlesex University (BA, DipHE)

Website

www.ashleydalton.uk

Party

Labour

Tables

· External links

Preceded byRosie Cooper

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded byRosie Cooper

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Member of Parliament for West Lancashire 2023–

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Incumbent

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byRosie Cooper	Member of Parliament for West Lancashire 2023–	Incumbent

References

Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/west-lancashire-by-election-labour-hold-onto-its-seat-12807130
The London Gazette
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4663801?mainwebsite=1
Politico
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/welcome-home-rishi-sunak/
Liverpool Echo
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/new-mps-journey-charity-worker-26218749
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-68613132
LancsLive
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/labour-partys-surprise-candidate-crunch-25226362
LabourList
https://labourlist.org/2025/02/ashley-dalton-andrew-gwynne-new-health-minister/
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/10/labour-wins-west-lancashire-byelection-with-big-majority
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-dalton-95621632/details/education/
LabourList
https://labourlist.org/2023/02/voters-head-to-the-polls-in-west-lancashire-to-select-their-next-mp/
Liverpool Echo
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/labour-candidate-announced-west-lancashire-25218560
BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-64512425
The Daily Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/10/labour-secures-comfortable-win-west-lancashire-byelection/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cOQFxFit50
Irish News
https://www.irishnews.com/news/uknews/2023/02/20/news/labour_mps_cheer_the_arrival_of_their_newest_commons_colleague-3075299/
"2022 Champions League Final and Liverpool Football Club supporters"
https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/60584/2022-champions-league-final-and-liverpool-football-club-supporters
UK Parliament
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9789/CBP-9789.pdf
Labour Women's Network
https://www.lwn.org.uk/ashley_dalton
GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ashley-dalton
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7zperkelo
members.parliament.uk
https://members.parliament.uk/member/1506/career
LBC
https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/mother-avoids-deportation-caribbean-claiming-too-hot/
Echo
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/19616845.ashley-dalton-calls-improved-cancer-screening-access/
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yeq4dpzvwo
Echo
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/17551571.southend-hospital-cleared-woman-claimed-145k-missed-cancer-diagnosis/
Lancashire Evening Post
https://www.lep.co.uk/news/i-have-incurable-breast-cancer-but-its-business-as-usual-for-me-as-west-lancashire-mp-4936423
Ashley Dalton for West Lancashire
https://web.archive.org/web/20230209233237/https://www.ashleydalton.uk/why-im-standing/
"My late ex husband ..."
https://x.com/Ashley__Dalton/status/1525027728843591680
"I'm standing for election ..."
https://x.com/Ashley__Dalton/status/1423909273680191491
LabourList
https://labourlist.org/2017/12/lgbt-labour-campaigner-picked-to-take-on-tory-banker-in-essex/
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/09/polls-close-in-west-lancashire-byelection