Sarah Jones (politician)

Sarah Jones
MP

Official parliamentary portrait, June 2017
Member of Parliament
for Croydon Central
Assumed office
9 June 2017
Preceded by Gavin Barwell
Majority 5,652 (9.9%)
Personal details
Born Sarah Ann Jones
(1972-12-20) 20 December 1972
Croydon, England
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Durham
Website sarah-jones.org

Sarah Ann Jones (20 December 1972)[1] is a British Labour Party politician.[2] She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Croydon Central[3] since the 2017 general election.[4][5]

Life and career

Jones was born and brought up in Croydon.[6] She was educated at Old Palace School in Croydon and at Durham University, where she read History.

Jones joined the Labour Party in 1992 after watching Conservative MP Peter Lilley, then the Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security, make a speech to the Conservative Party's annual conference where he attacked benefit claimants and women who allegedly become pregnant to gain council housing. Jones, who was pregnant at the time, joined the Labour Party as a direct reaction to the speech.[7]

Jones contested Croydon Central at the 2015 General Election and lost by 165 votes to Gavin Barwell.[8] At the 2017 General Election she successfully fought the seat and won with a majority of 5,652 votes.[9]

Personal life

She has four children.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Jones MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sarah Jones (Croydon Central)". London Borough of Croydon. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sarah Jones MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Croydon Central". Election 2017. BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Booth, Samantha (9 June 2017). "Labour winner Sarah Jones thanks Theresa May for calling the general election". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Tobin, Olivia (9 June 2017). "Who is Sarah Jones? What do we know about Croydon’s first female MP". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Baynes, Chris (5 May 2015). "ELECTION 2015: How her babies' fight for life and a song from The Mikado shaped Labour's Sarah Jones". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Lynch, Russell (8 May 2015). "Croydon Central election results: Tory Gavin Barwell clings on to seat by 165 votes". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Croydon Central parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Sarah Jones's CV, Croydon Central, MP candidate". cv.democracyclub.org.uk. Democracy Club.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gavin Barwell		 Member of Parliament
for Croydon Central
2017–present 		Incumbent


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