Yahoo News Nuneaton has its first ever female MP as Labour's Jodie Gosling takes seat from Conservatives
Jodie Gosling has written her name into the town's history books as she has become Nuneaton's first ever female MP. The mum of three snatched the town's seat in Parliament from Conservative Marcus Jones in the general election.
The Arley business woman took the seat with 15,216 votes while Mr Jones came in second, polling 11,737 votes. It was a moment she told CoventryLive may take a few days to sink in.
Hoarse from door knocking and canvassing over the last seven weeks, she said: "I knew it was going to be a possibility but I am overjoyed.
"My kids are over the moon, they gave me a big hug before I came out and wished me luck, they are absolutely over the moon. My oldest two know but my littlest is in bed, she wanted to come with me to the count.
"I can't wait to tell her."
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Next stop now will be London and the corridors of power in Parliament and she takes with her the many issues raised with her on the doorstep. "Anti-social behaviour, low wages and the general lack of support and access to services, NHS, schools, pot holes. I always say that politics is about pot holes and dog poo because they are the things that impact people.
"Mainly, the lack of investment."
She said she stood in her first by-election in 2016 but said she did not ever think she would MP. "No, it was never part of the plan, but I do think we need more women and more life experience," she said. "I can't wait."
In her winner's acceptance speech, after the result was declared at 1.45am this morning (July 5), she thanked her supporters and family, before adding: "I want to try and give Nuneaton a better future."
