Our Candidates
Catherine Atkinson - Derby North
Catherine Atkinson is Labour’s Candidate to be the next MP for Derby North. She is a barrister with 17 years of legal experience and a local mum with three children. Her husband served in Afghanistan and was a retained Firefighter with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Last year she campaigned successfully to stop the closure of Ashgate Nursery School. She has spent the last decade involved in community campaigns in Derbyshire including successful campaigns to stop the closures of Long Eaton Fire Station and Hazelwood Care Home and was previously a Chair of Governors at a Nursery School and Children’s Centre.
Baggy Shanker - Derby South
Born and bred in Derby, I understand our neighbourhoods and their people, having served on numerous charitable and voluntary groups in Derby for over 30 years. From these early days in the heart of the constituency my parents instilled in me lessons about helping others and the importance of equality of opportunity.
Much of my community work and political activism was a result of my father’s influence. He came to the UK in the 1950s and worked in a foundry here in Derby. He prided himself on helping fellow immigrants settle into their new homes alongside work in our local community. Sadly, Dad passed away suddenly just before I was 21 and it was his untimely passing which inspired me to follow in his footsteps.
We’ve had a trusted advocate in Margaret Beckett for almost 40 years, she named me as the best person to be Derby South’s next trusted Member of Parliament and take the fight on behalf of the people of Derby South to Westminster. It's time for Labour to be in Government, bring respect back to our country, sort out our economy and look after every person.
