Joanna Ruth, Lady Mann, known as Jo White, is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw since July 2024.[1]
Jo White | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Clarke-Smith |
| Majority | 5,768 (12.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | John Mann, Baron Mann |
Early life
editWhite was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire in 1964. White has an identical twin sister, Deb Davies, who is also a Labour councillor in Newport, Wales.[2]
Political career
editWhite was elected to Bassetlaw District Council in 2012, representing Worksop East ward.[3] White became Deputy Leader of the council in 2015.
In August 2022, White was selected by the Labour Party as their Parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw[4] and was elected in July 2024.
Personal life
editWhite married John Mann in July 1986 in Leeds.[5] In 2012 she was mailed a dead bird and it was investigated by Nottinghamshire Police.[6]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo White | 18,476 | 41.2 | 13.2 | |
| Conservative | Brendan Clarke-Smith | 12,708 | 28.3 | 26.1 | |
| Reform UK | Frank Ward | 9,751 | 21.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Tamblyn-Saville | 1,996 | 4.5 | 2.3 | |
| Green | Rachel Reeves | 1,947 | 4.3 | New | |
| Majority | 5,768 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 57.4 | ||||
| Swing | |||||
References
edit- ^ O'Neill, Ted (5 July 2024). "Bassetlaw General Election results as Labour's Jo White wins and Brendan Clarke-Smith loses Tory seat". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Newport councillor scoops seat at same time as twin". South Wales Argus. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Councillor Jo White". Bassetlaw District Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Mann, Sebastian (2022-08-10). "Deputy council leader to stand as Labour MP". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Pridmore, Oliver (2024-03-14). "John Mann cleared over allegation that wife broke rules with leaflets". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "MP John Mann's wife sent dead bird in post". BBC News. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Bassetlaw results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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