Teresa O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley
The Baroness O'Neill of Bexley | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 7 November 2022 | |
| Councillor for Crook Log on Bexley London Borough Council | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1961 |
| Party | Conservative |
Teresa Ann Jude O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, OBE (born 18 July 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician, Leader of London Borough of Bexley, co-president of London Councils and previously Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association.[1]
In 2015, O'Neill was awarded an OBE for services to the community and local government.[2] In the 2022 Special Honours, it was announced that she would receive a life peerage.[3] On 7 November 2022, she was created Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, of Crook Log in the London Borough of Bexley.[4]
Born to David O'Neill and Bridget (Breeda) O'Neill in Camberwell, south London, Teresa had a career in finance and became a Councillor in Bexley in 1998. She has been Leader of the Council since 2008.[1] In September 2025, O'Neill announced that she would stand down as Leader of the Council in November, and would not stand for re-election in the May 2026 Bexley Council election, in order to focus on her work in the House of Lords.[5]
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- ^ Griffiths, Josie (25 November 2015). "Bexley Council Leader Teresa O'Neill becomes first sitting councillor in Bexely's history to receive an OBE". News Shopper. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Baroness O'Neill of Bexley". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Blackshaw, Cameron (19 September 2025). "Bexley Council Leader of 17 years to step down". News Shopper. Retrieved 23 September 2025.