Sara Hyde, Baroness Hyde of Bemerton

The Baroness Hyde of Bemerton
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
12 January 2026
Member of Islington London Borough Council for Caledonian ward
Assumed office
3 May 2018
Personal details
PartyLabour

Sara Kathryn Sabres Hyde, Baroness Hyde of Bemerton is a British politician from the Labour Party.[1]

Career

Sara Hyde is chair of the Fabian Society.[2][3] She is a former prison worker.[4] She works with women in the criminal justice system and as a theatre maker.[5]

Hyde is a member of Islington London Borough Council and Executive Member for Health and Social Care.[6] She represents Caledonian ward.[7] She was first elected in 2018.[8]

Hyde was the Labour candidate in Bromley and Chislehurst in the 2017 United Kingdom general election. She was nominated for a life peerage in 2025 Political Peerages.[9] On 12 January 2026, she was created Baroness Hyde of Bemerton, of King’s Cross in the London Borough of Islington.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Staff for Baroness Hyde of Bemerton - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. ^ "Councillor Sara Hyde, Labour Women's Network Committee". Labour Women's Network. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ^ "Only halfway? | Fabian Society". Fabian Society. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  4. ^ Hyde, Sara (2020-02-12). "I worked in Holloway prison for six years. Here's what I learnt about deporting 'foreign national offenders'". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  5. ^ "Sara Hyde". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  6. ^ islingtonorganiser (2023-08-02). "Councillor Dr Sara Hyde - Islington Labour Group". Islington Labour Party. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  7. ^ "Caledonian - Islington Labour Group". Islington Labour Party. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  8. ^ "Councillor Dr Sara Hyde - Islington Labour Group". Islington Labour Party. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  9. ^ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  10. ^ "No. 64965". The London Gazette. 16 January 2026. p. 634.