Lisa Smart

For other people named Lisa Smart, see Lisa Smart (disambiguation).

Lisa Smart is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hazel Grove since 2024.^[1] She previously contested the seat in the 2015, 2017, and 2019 general elections. As of 2025, she is the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs and Women and Equalities Spokesperson in the House of Commons.

Lisa Smart MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	William Wragg
Majority	6,500 (14.1%)
Liberal Democrat portfolios
2024–present	Home Affairs
2025–present	Women and Equalities
Personal details
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Alma mater	Durham University London Business School

Political career

Stockport councillor (2016–24)

Smart previously served as a councillor on Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, representing Bredbury Green and Romiley from 2016 to 2024. She was Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Stockport Council until 2022, stepping down to concentrate on winning at the next general election.^[2]

After Andrew Stunell stood down as Liberal Democrat MP for Hazel Grove, Smart was selected as the candidate to contest the 2015 General Election, losing to Conservative William Wragg.^[3]

Smart stood again in 2017 and 2019, eventually gaining the seat in the 2024 general election.

Member of Parliament (2024–present)

One of the 72 Liberal Democrat MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Lisa Smart won Hazel Grove from the Conservatives. She was the first Liberal Democrat MP elected there since Andrew Stunell in 2010.

Historically being held by either the Liberal Democrats or the Conservatives, the 2024 general election saw the Labour Party come second for the first time in the seat's history.

General election 2024: Hazel Grove^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Smart	17,328	37.7
	Labour	Claire Vibert	10,828	23.5
	Conservative	Paul Athans	9,011	19.6
	Reform UK	John Kelly	6,955	15.1
	Green	Graham Reid	1,763	3.8
	SDP	Tim O'Rourke	113	0.2
Majority			6,500	14.1
Turnout			45,998	63.2
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

During the 2024 election campaign, Smart was recorded joking that a person with a Liverpool accent who is not from the area was "nicking (stealing) stuff" while canvassing. The comment was criticized for reinforcing derogatory stereotypes about people from Liverpool.^[5]

Following her election to the House of Commons, Smart stood down as a Councillor in Stockport in September 2024.^[6]

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey appointed Smart as Home Affairs spokesperson in September 2024.^[7] She was appointed the Women and Equalities Spokesperson after Christine Jardine was sacked from the office.^[8]

Personal life

She grew up on Winston Avenue, in Lytham St Annes, and attended St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham St Annes.^[9]

Smart graduated with a degree in mathematics from Durham University, and also holds an MBA from the London Business School.^[10]

According to her personal website, Smart has worked as a volunteer in her local community, "serving as a trustee for the New Horizons Canal Boat for disabled people and their carers in Marple, working as a volunteer for the Woodley & Romiley Towpath Team, and being a trustee of the Barrack Hill Education Trust."^[11]