Lilian Greenwood was first elected on 6th May 2010 to serve as the Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham South. She was born and raised in Bolton, Lancashire in 1966, and attended Canon Slade School before studying at St. Catharine’s Colleague, University of Cambridge, in the class of 1984.

Before becoming an MP, Lilian worked as a regional official for the trade union, UNISON, representing public service workers. She successfully campaigned on a range of issues such as equality, improving pensions, increasing funding for the health service, and workers’ rights. She has remained committed to these issues while in Parliament, speaking in hundreds of debates and regularly questioning Conservative Ministers and Prime Ministers.

Lilian has always kept an office in Nottingham City Centre. Since she was elected, she has visited countless community groups, schools, businesses and organisations across the constituency. 

Lilian and her team have helped thousands of individual constituents with a wide range of issues ranging from problems with benefits, child support payments, housing or immigration, to listening to people’s concerns regarding the Government’s legislation and plans.