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Susan Mary Bentley was born on 28 July 1962 in [[Bucklebury|Upper Bucklebury]], Berkshire to John and Rita Bentley. She attended [[St Bartholomew's School]] in [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]].<ref name="UKWW">{{Cite web |title=Hayman, Susan Mary |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-284014 |access-date=2 November 2019 |publisher=A & C Black}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garvey |first=John |date=3 January 2016 |title=Local people honoured in Who's Who 2016 |url=https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/news/16879/local-people-honoured-in-who-s-who-2016.html |access-date=2 November 2019 |publisher=Newbury Today}}</ref> Bentley studied English literature at [[Anglia Ruskin University]].<ref name="Carr2015">{{Cite book |last=Carr |first=Tim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVWqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT266 |title=The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015: Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results |date=18 May 2015 |publisher=Biteback Publishing |isbn=978-1-84954-924-0 |page=266}}</ref>
Her first job was working in a bookshop.<ref name=Profile/> She has also worked in social services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=Workington Labour candidate announced |url=https://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2015-02-09/workington-labour-candidate-announced/ |access-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=ITV}}</ref> From 1997 to 2001, she worked as the office manager for MP [[Tess Kingham]] in Gloucester.<ref name="Carr2015" /> She then worked as campaigns and communication manager for MP [[Mike Foster (Worcester MP)|Mike Foster]].<ref name="Preseli">{{Cite web |date=20 December 2004 |title=Labour chooses Preseli candidate |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4111601.stm |access-date=3 November 2019 |
==Political career==
Hayman was third on Labour's party list for [[West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)|West Midlands]] in the 2004 European Parliament election but was not elected as an MEP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK Women Candidates for the European Parliament June 2004 |url=https://www.qub.ac.uk/cawp/UKelectionhtmls/CandidatesEUJun04.htm |access-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=Queen's University Belfast}}</ref> She stood as a candidate in the 2005 general election for [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]] after the incumbent Labour MP stood down.<ref name=Preseli/> Hayman lost to Conservative [[Stephen Crabb]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preseli Pembrokeshire |url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/preselipembrokeshire/ |access-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=UK Polling Report}}</ref> In the 2010 general election, she contested [[Halesowen and Rowley Regis (UK Parliament constituency)|Halesown and Rowley Regis]]. The constituency had been represented by Labour MP [[Sylvia Heal]] since 1997. Hayman lost the seat to Conservative [[James Morris (British politician)|James Morris]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halesowen & Rowley Regis |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b94.stm |access-date=3 November 2019 |
In [[2013 Cumbria County Council election|2013]], she was elected as a councillor on the [[Cumbria County Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howgate (Copeland) : seats won |url=https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/election2013/results/text/division.asp?division=Howgate&district=Copeland |access-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=Cumbria County Council}}</ref> On the council, she was the vice-chair of the Children's Scrutiny Committee.<ref name="Carr2015" />
She was elected as MP for the [[All-women shortlist|all women shortlist]] seat of [[Workington (UK Parliament constituency)|Workington]] in the 2015 general election, she became the first female MP to represent a constituency in [[Cumbria]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2015 |title=Election 2015: First female MP for Cumbria seat |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-england-32646383}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Workington Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001053 |access-date=7 May 2015 |
She supported [[Owen Smith]] in the failed attempt to replace [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election|2016 Labour Party leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 July 2016 |title=Full list of MPs and MEPs backing challenger Owen Smith |url=https://labourlist.org/2016/07/which-mps-and-meps-have-nominated-owen-smith/ |access-date=15 July 2019 |website=LabourList}}</ref> In October, following Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as Labour leader, Hayman was appointed as Shadow Minister for Flooding and Coastal Communities in the opposition's front-bench Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ([[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|DEFRA]]) team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cumbrian MP named shadow minister by Jeremy Corbyn |url=http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/other/Cumbrian-MP-named-shadow-minister-by-Jeremy-Corbyn-b0328759-03bb-4cbf-838c-4f633b9a0783-ds |access-date=10 February 2017 |website=Times and Star}}</ref> In February 2017, she was promoted to the position of [[Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] following the resignation of [[Rachael Maskell]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corbyn replaces Lewis in shadow cabinet reshuffle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38925552 |access-date=9 February 2017 |
Hayman retained her seat in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|June 2017 general election]] with a majority of 3,925 (9.4%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Workington |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/election/2017-06-08/results/Location/Constituency/Workington |access-date=3 November 2019 |publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom}}</ref> During the election, the Conservative Party candidate claimed Hayman had breached election rules over mail sent to constituents. However, a complaint sent to the [[Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons]] was not investigated because the mailing, to flood victims, was unrelated to the election and Hayman had notified it to Parliament once the election was called.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Row over mail sent out by Workington election candidate |url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Row-over-mail-sent-out-by-Workington-election-candidate-f911d71b-87a9-4de8-b48c-e601177fa9ec-ds |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
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