very tired". In July 2019, Smith was a founding member of a grouping of MPs called The Independents. Liberal Democrats On 8 September 2019, it was announced that Smith had joined the Liberal Democrats. At the 2019 general election, she stood as a Liberal Democrat in Altrincham and Sale West, finishing in third place with 11% of the vote. During the election campaign, Smith complained that she was effectively being discriminated against because she would not receive the MP's LOOP (loss of office payment) as a consequence of changing constituencies if defeated – drawing an apparent contrast with controversial ex-Labour MP Jared O'Mara, who at the time had not ruled out defending his seat. Post-parliamentary career In July 2020, Smith joined the board of Portsmouth Water as an independent non-executive director. She had previously voiced opposition to nationalising England's water industry. In July 2021, she joined the Greyhound Board of Great Britain as an independent Director. Personal life and family In 2005, Smith married Steve Wilson, a Sheffield city councillor. She is a Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season ticket holder, a Rolling Stones fan, and a keen walker. References External links Guardian biography BBC Politics page |- 1961 births 21st-century British women politicians Living people Alumni of the University of Nottingham Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Councillors in Sheffield Change UK MPs Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Grimsby Politics of Penistone Politics of Sheffield UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 21st-century English women 21st-century English people Women councillors in England British political party founders