Linsey Farnsworth became Labour MP for Amber Valley in 2024, gaining the seat with 15,746 votes, a 3,554 majority and 37.0% of the vote. The result was a Labour gain in a three-way contest, with Reform UK second on 12,192 votes and the Conservatives third on 10,725.

She is a backbencher, not a minister. Her formal parliamentary experience has been mainly legal and justice-related: Parliament lists her previous membership of the Justice Committee from October 2024 to June 2026, plus bill committees on the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill and the Courts and Tribunals Bill. She also chairs the APPG on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

What She Stands For

Farnsworth's politics are shaped by law, public safety, industry and Amber Valley's local economy. Her maiden speech described Amber Valley as a former mining area with a diversified industrial base, naming employers including Thorntons, Denby Pottery, Bowmer and Kirkland, Berry Recycling, National Gas and David Nieper. She also framed youth services, aspiration and local community organisations as central to her constituency politics.

Her legal background shows in Parliament. During the Courts and Tribunals Bill committee, she argued for public confidence, fairness and checks against bias when debating changes to criminal trial arrangements. Her register records her as an unpaid Amber Valley borough councillor and notes non-monetary alphabet shares in SRM Industries Ltd.

What She Actually Delivered

Farnsworth's clearest delivery is legislative. She sponsored the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill, which became the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Act 2026. The Act creates an offence of unauthorised entry at football matches for which a football banning order can be imposed. The House of Lords Library said the Bill implemented a recommendation from Baroness Casey's review of the disorder at the Euro 2020 final and had government, cross-party, FA and police support. GOV.UK later described it as a government-sponsored private member's bill introduced by Farnsworth, aimed at tackling tailgating before Euro 2028. That is a real Act of Parliament, not just a campaign.

Locally, her most visible industrial intervention has been Denby Pottery. Her website said she had pressed ministers, administrators and potential investors after Denby entered administration, and linked that campaign to the Chancellor's £120 million ceramics support package. The claim should be treated carefully because it is partly her own account, but the Chancellor did publicly thank her for work on behalf of Denby and said the Government wanted to find a future for the company.

She has also supported practical local access projects, including the opening of a new cash service in Ripley and the official opening of accessibility improvements at Alfreton station. Those are not her sole achievements, but they fit her constituency focus.

What She Has Not Delivered

The Denby Pottery situation was not fully resolved by the funding announcement. Farnsworth's own statement said the package would make acquisition more attractive to potential investors and that work with DWP continued to support affected staff. That is progress, not proof that jobs and production were secured.

Her wider record is still concentrated in speeches, committee work and one successful private member's bill. Parliament lists 87 spoken contributions, but apart from the football-entry Act, there is limited evidence of completed policy change that can be credited directly to her.

Capability Judgement

Farnsworth is one of the more effective new backbenchers in this group because she has already taken a bill into law. Her strengths are legal detail, public-safety legislation and constituency industry advocacy. She also appears disciplined: Parallel Parliament records only one vote against the Labour majority during the Parliament. The limitation is that her biggest local industrial campaign, Denby, remains unfinished. Overall, she looks like a capable legal-policy backbencher with one concrete legislative achievement and a still-developing record on local economic delivery.