Judith "Jude" Kirton-Darling (born 2 June 1977) is a British politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the North East England region for the Labour Party between 2014 and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.

[1] She was educated in Middlesbrough, England, at Hall Garth Secondary School and Acklam Sixth Form College.

[1] Kirton-Darling began her political career as a programme assistant with the Quaker Council for European Affairs from 1999 to 2000.

[3] Kirton-Darling stood in the 2014 European Parliament election as a Labour Party candidate for the North East England region.

[4] With Labour having won the most votes in the region, she was elected a Member of the European Parliament.