Lilian Greenwood was first elected on 6th May 2010 to serve as the Labour Member of Parliament for Nottingham South. She was born and raised in Bolton, Lancashire in 1966, and attended Canon Slade School before studying at St. Catharine’s Colleague, University of Cambridge, in the class of 1984.
Before becoming an MP, Lilian worked as a regional official for the trade union, UNISON, representing public service workers. She successfully campaigned on a range of issues such as equality, improving pensions, increasing funding for the health service, and workers’ rights. She has remained committed to these issues while in Parliament, speaking in hundreds of debates and regularly questioning Conservative Ministers and Prime Ministers.
Lilian has always kept an office in Nottingham City Centre. Since she was elected, she has visited countless community groups, schools, businesses and organisations across the constituency. If you would like Lilian to visit your group or organisation, you can contact her office on 0115 711 7000.
Lilian and her team have helped thousands of individual constituents with a wide range of issues ranging from problems with benefits, child support payments, housing or immigration, to listening to people’s concerns regarding the Government’s legislation and plans. If you would like assistance from Lilian, please contact her at lilian.greenwood.mp@parliament.uk or call 0115 711 7000.
Following the 2023 Boundary Review, Nottingham South now includes the wards of Bilborough, Clifton East, Clifton West, Lenton & Wollaton East, the Meadows, Radford, and Wollaton West.
As of the 2024 General Election, Nottingham City Centre is now included in the Nottingham East constituency, and Leen Valley ward is in Nottingham North and Kimberley.
Nottingham South includes two universities (The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University – Clifton campus) and the Queen’s Medical Centre hospital.
If you would like to check if you are a Nottingham South constituent, enter your postcode at: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP.
Lilian has been passionate about Transport issues since she was first appointed to the Transport Select Committee following her election in 2010. Since then, she has held the roles of Shadow Local Transport Minister, Shadow Rail Minister, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, and Chair of the Transport Committee.
As Transport Committee Chair, Lilian was committed to ensuring that the needs of all transport users were addressed, particularly those whose voices are least heard by decision-makers.
Throughout her time in Parliament, Lilian has helped to secure £60 million of funding to refurbish Nottingham’s main train station, as well as successfully campaigning for the widening of the A453 and extensions to Nottingham’s tram network.
Following Labour’s victory in the 2024 General Election, Lilian is now Minister for the Future of Roads. If you would like to get in touch with Lilian about transport issues, please fill out the contact form here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/contact-department-for-transport/.