Teresa Pearce (born 1 February 1955)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead from 2010 to 2019,[2] who was appointed as a Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning in September 2015.

[3] In the reshuffle of October 2016, Pearce was appointed as acting Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, standing down after the 2017 general election to concentrate on her constituency.

[4] Teresa Pearce was born in Southport, Lancashire,[5] but was educated at the St Thomas More School in Eltham, London.

[7] In her maiden speech she stated her pride in the Labour Party's track record on Sure Start, the future jobs fund and the national minimum wage.

[4][11] She supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election.