Gill Furniss

Gill Furniss MP
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Harry Harpham
Majority	9,590 (42.5%)
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-14) 14 March 1957 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Harry Harpham (Deceased 2016)
Alma mater	Leeds Beckett University

Gillian Furniss (born 14 March 1957) is a British Labour Party Politician and the member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.

Furniss is the daughter of a Sheffield steel worker. She has lived in Sheffield for most of her life, working as a librarian and as an administrator at the Northern General Hospital. She was educated at the Chaucer School, Sheffield and graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University with a BA in Library and Information Studies as a mature student in 1998.

She was elected as a councillor on Sheffield City Council in 1999, representing the Southey ward. She stood for Labour in Sheffield Hallam in the 2001 general election and finished in third place.

She is the widow of the late MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, Harry Harpham, who employed her as a part-time researcher after his election in the 2015 general election.

She was selected as the Labour candidate at the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election, 2016 which was held on 5 May 2016. She won the by-election with an increased share of the vote and a majority of 9,590 (42.5%) over the second placed candidate representing UKIP.

External links

• Gill Furniss MP official constituency website
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Voting record at Public Whip
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Harry Harpham	Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 2016–present	Incumbent