 shona mcisaac (born 3 april 1960) is a british labour party politician. she was the member of parliament (mp) for cleethorpes from 1997 to 2010. she was defeated by conservative candidate martin vickers in the 2010 election. ==before politics== she went to the shape high school in mons in belgium, then barne barton secondary modern school in st budeaux and stoke damerel high school for girls in stoke, plymouth, which closed in 1986. she studied for a bsc in geography whilst at st. aidan's college of university of durham, being taught by david bellamy, and graduated in 1981. she wrote and worked on women's weekly magazines, being deputy chief sub-editor of bella, senior sub-editor of chat and chief sub-editor of woman. ==parliament== mcisaac started her political career as a councillor to the london borough of wandsworth. she was selected to stand for election for labour in cleethorpes through an all-women shortlist.  she won the cleethorpes seat with a majority of over 9,000, defeating michael brown, the sitting mp for the predecessor seat of brigg and cleethorpes. she was re-elected in 2001 with a majority of 5,620, and again four years later, finishing over 2,000 votes ahead of her conservative rival. she served as a parliamentary private secretary to th
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