Biography

Melanie Onn was born in Grimsby on 19 June 1979. She grew up in the town and lived in two housing estates (Nunsthorpe and Grange). Onn attended Healing School and Franklin College.[3][4][5] At the age of 17, after falling out with her aunt, with whom she had been living, Onn sought help from Doorstep, a Grimsby-based charity which provides housing support to young people.[4][6] She graduated from the University of Middlesex with a degree in politics, international studies, and philosophy. Melanie is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as MP for Great Grimsby from 2015 to 2019. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.