British politician (1974–2016) Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party. Wikipedia's most-read article for 2 days in a row: 942,555 views in all, peaking at 565,659 on June 16, 2016. Thu, Jun 16: 565,659 views Fri, Jun 17: 376,896 views Wiki link