Thelma Walker

Thelma Walker
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
In office 8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Jason McCartney
Succeeded by	Jason McCartney
Personal details
Born	(1957-04-07) 7 April 1957 (age 67)
Political party	Northern Independence Party
Other political affiliations	Labour (1971–2020)
Spouse	Rob Walker (1983–)[1]
Children	2
Education	Marple Hall Grammar School
Alma mater	Manchester Polytechnic

Thelma Doris Walker^[2] (born 7 April 1957) is a British politician, formerly the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley from 2017 to 2019. Before her political career, she worked as a teacher for 34 years and later as an independent consultant.

In November 2020 Walker resigned from the Labour Party. In May 2021, she stood as an independent candidate endorsed by the Northern Independence Party (NIP) in the 2021 Hartlepool by-election and lost her deposit.