Julie Carolyn Ward (born 7 March 1957) is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Labour Party from 2014 to 2020.

Ward has a master's degree in Education and International Development from Newcastle University, graduating from an adult learning course in 2012.

[1] Before being elected as an MEP, she was part of an international delegation to Belfast to discuss the role of the arts in peace processes[2] and also ran a social enterprise.

[4] Ward organises events for One Billion Rising, campaigns against violence against women,[1] and is an opponent of Brexit.

[5] In 2018 she joined in launching a campaign group, "Left against Brexit", seeking to change the Labour Party's position to supporting membership of the EU.