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Revision as of 15:24, 7 July 2024

Jodie Gosling
Member of Parliament
for Nuneaton
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Preceded byMarcus Jones
Personal details
BornJuly 1972 (age 51–52)
Political partyLabour
OccupationPolitician

Jodie Claire Gosling[1] (born July 1972) is an English Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton since 2024. She gained the seat from Conservative Marcus Jones.

Early career

Gosling is a nursery manager, teacher, and former civil servant.[2]

Local government

In the September 2016 North Warwickshire Borough Council by-election for the Arley and Whitacre ward, Gosling won the seat from the sitting Conservative Party. In the May 2019 North Warwickshire Borough Council election, she retained the seat with 613 votes. In May 2021, she unsuccessfully stood as a Labour candidate in the 2021 Warwickshire County Council election for the Coleshill South and Arley ward. In the May 2023 North Warwickshire Borough Council election, she retained her Arley and Whitacre seat with 767 votes.

Parliamentary career

In March 2024, Gosling was announced as Nuneaton's Labour Party candidate during a vote, being picked ahead of Daniel Shearer and other party members.[2] Gosling was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Nuneaton in July 2024 during the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,216 votes.[3] Her victory seen her named as the town's first female MP, and first new Labour MP in 32 years since Bill Olner in 1992.

References

  1. ^ "Notification by a Member of North Warwickshire of disclosable pecuniary interests". North Warwickshire Borough Council. 13 May 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Nevett, Joshua (4 March 2024). "Jodie Gosling announced as Nuneaton's Labour candidate". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Nuneaton - General election results 2024". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Nuneaton

2024–present
Incumbent