Karen Elizabeth Lumley (born 28 March 1964) is a Conservative Party politician in England. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Redditch in Worcestershire since the 2010 general election, when she defeated former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. She stood down at the 2017 general election.Lumley was born in Barnsley, but grew up in the county of Warwickshire, in the town of Rugby. Her early education was at the Rugby High School for Girls and subsequently the East Warwickshire College.Since becoming a MP she has lived in the Brockhill area of Redditch. She is married to Richard Lumley, a geologist, and has two children. Wikipedia