Victoria Borwick

Victoria Lorne Peta Borwick (née Poore, 26 April 1956), formally styled by marriage The Lady Borwick, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as the Member of Parliament for Kensington from 2015 to 2017, becoming the first MP for Kensington to lose the seat to the Opposition. Prior to entering politics, Borwick pursued a career in event management, working in senior management for P&O and DMG World Media. After joining Conservative Party HQ as fundraising director, she became a councillor in Kensington and Chelsea and a Member of the London Assembly (MLA) from 2008 to 2015, serving as Deputy Mayor of London from 2012 to 2015. Personal and business life Born in London, the only child of Wing Cdr Dennis Poore (1916–1987), a kinsman of the Poore baronets, she was educated at Wispers School. She married Jamie Borwick on 20 March 1981, who succeeded his uncle in 2007 as the 5th Baron Borwick and entered the House of Lords in 2013 as one of the 92 elected hereditary peers. They have three sons and a daughter: 2nd son the Hon. Thomas Borwick is a digital media strategist for the Conservative Party.