Sarah Gibson

• Name — Sarah Gibson • Office — Member of Parliament for Chippenham • Term Start — 4 July 2024 • Predecessor — Michelle Donelan • Majority — 8,138 (11.2%) • Office1 — Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Business • Term Start1 — 18 September 2024 • Term End1 — 1 October 2025 • Leader1 — Ed Davey • Successor1 — Sarah Olney • Predecessor1 — Sarah Olney • Born — 1966 4 • Party — Liberal Democrats • Education — * Ralph Allen School • Kingston University London • The Bartlett, UCL • Website — chippenhamlibdems.org.uk/sarah-gibson

Gibson attended the comprehensive Ralph Allen School. She graduated with a BA in architecture from Kingston University in 1987 and gained a postgraduate diploma in architecture at University College London's Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning (now The Bartlett) in 1991. Gibson is a director and shareholder, since 2014 and 2016 respectively, of the Bradford-on-Avon architecture firm Labox (stylised as LABOX). In December 2022, she began working as a part-time tutor at the University of Bath's Engineering and Architecture department. According to the Wiltshire Times, "after qualifying as an architect, she set up a practice in Barcelona, before coming back to Wiltshire in 2013."

Gibson was first elected to Wiltshire Council in May 2017 serving the Bradford-on-Avon South division, within the Melksham and Devizes Constituency. She was elected again in May 2021. As a member of several council committees, including the strategic planning committee, Gibson has voted to refuse applications submitted for the locally controversial £200m Westbury incinerator. In 2021, Gibson, who was first elected a town councillor in May 2018, served as the mayor of Bradford-on-Avon.

During the UK's 2024 general election campaign, in which she was a parliamentary candidate, Gibson represented Liberal Democrats in Wiltshire on a debate programme (released 19 June 2024) for the BBC's Your Voice, Your Vote: Election 2024 series. She also took part in one of the Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey's election campaign stunts on 3 July 2024. Gibson, Lib Dem activists, and local & national media watched Sir Ed Davey drive a yellow JCB tractor around a Wiltshire field vowing to knock down the blue wall.

Gibson was elected as the Member of Parliament for Chippenham at the 2024 general election, winning with 45.5% of the vote and a majority of 8,138.