| Samantha Dixon | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MBE MP |
| Office1: | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
| Primeminister1: | Keir Starmer |
| Term Start1: | 10 July 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Stuart Anderson |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament for Chester North and Neston |
| Term Start2: | 1 December 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Chris Matheson |
| Majority2: | 11,870 (26.6%) |
| Office3: | Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Term Start3: | 21 May 2015 |
| Term End3: | 21 May 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | Mike Jones |
| Successor3: | Louise Gittins |
| Office4: | Member of Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| 1Blankname4: | Ward |
| 1Namedata4: | Chester City and the Garden Quarter |
| Term Start4: | 5 May 2011 |
| Term End4: | 4 May 2023 |
| Birth Name: | Samantha Kate Georgeson |
| Birth Place: | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Party: | Labour |
| Alma Mater: | University of Sheffield (BA) |
Samantha Kate Dixon (née Georgeson) is a British politician who serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester North and Neston. She sat for City of Chester from 2022 until the seat's abolition in 2024.[1] A member of the Labour Party, she was Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council from 2015 to 2019.
Samantha Kate Georgeson was born in Reading, Berkshire.[2] Her family moved to Chester when she was four-years-old, and she has lived Hoole and Upton-by-Chester. She was educated at Christleton High School.[3] [4]
Dixon received a Batchelor of Arts in English literature from University of Sheffield in 1987. She worked for Sotheby's as a senior press officer from 1989 to 1997.[5]
Dixon was first elected to Cheshire West and Chester Council in 2011, representing Chester City and the Garden Quarter ward.[6] She was re-elected in 2015 and 2019, but didn't seek election in 2023.
Labour won control of the council in 2015, and she was subsequently elected to become its first woman leader.[7] [8] [9] [10] She stood down as leader after the 2019 local elections, when Labour retained the council leadership but lost their majority.[11] [12]
Dixon was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for 'political service'.[13]
In October 2022, Dixon was selected as the Labour candidate for the City of Chester by-election.[14] The by-election was triggered after the resignation of incumbent Labour MP Chris Matheson.[15] One of her campaign pledges was to make the historic Chester Rows a World Heritage Site.[16]
The by-election itself saw nine candidates, with 28,541 votes in total and a turnout of 41.2% of the local electorate. Dixon won with 60.8% of the vote, 17,309 votes, and a majority of 10,974.[17] After her victory she said she would "fight Chester's corner" in Westminster.[18]
She was sworn into the House of Commons on 5 December,[19] and was welcomed to Parliament on 7 December by Keir Starmer and Labour MPs.[20] She was also the first Member of Parliament to swear her Oath of Allegiance to Charles III.
Dixon was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rachel Reeves in February 2023.[21] She was promoted to become an opposition whip in September of the same year.[22] In April 2024, a man was found guilty of the stalking and harassment of Dixon.[23]
Dixon stood in the new constituency of Chester North and Neston in the 2024 general election,[24] and she was elected.[25] Following the election, she was appointed a Government Whip (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household). On 17 July 2024, she was "taken hostage" during the 2024 State Opening of Parliament.[26]
Dixon is married to Nicholas and has three children.[27] Her recreations include knitting.
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