Claire Wright (politician)


Claire L Wright is a British politician. She is a Devon county councillor and stood as an independent for East Devon in the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
Wright started working in the National Health Service in a public relations role in 2001, served on the Ottery St Mary Town Council and was elected to the Devon County Council in 2013 with 74 percent of the votes. She stood as a parliamentary candidate in the 2015 and 2017 elections, receiving increasing margins of the vote. Wright's main policy interests are the NHS, social care and preserving the environment, with her manifesto based on a community survey.
The East Devon constituency has only ever been held by the Conservative Party and used to be considered a safe seat. With growing support in the 2017 general election for Wright, polling indicated the seat had become marginal. Brian May endorsed Wright in 2017 and Hugh Grant and Martin Bell endorsed Wright in the 2019 election. However, in the December 2019 election, Wright lost to the Conservative Simon Jupp by nearly 7,000 votes. When asked if she would run again, she said she wasn't sure.

Personal life

Wright lives in Ottery St Mary in East Devon.

Electoral record

2019 general election

2017 general election

2015 general election