Jenny Jones (Labour politician)

For other people named Jenny Jones, see Jenny Jones (disambiguation).

Jennifer Grace Jones^[1] (née Bew; born 8 February 1948) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Jenny Jones
Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West
In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Nicholas Budgen
Succeeded by	Rob Marris
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Grace Bew (1948-02-08) 8 February 1948 (age 77)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Wolverhampton

Jones was selected as a Labour candidate through an all-women shortlist.^[2] She was elected as member of parliament in the 1997 general election for the Wolverhampton South West constituency, defeating the Conservative incumbent Nicholas Budgen with a majority of 5,118. However, fairly early on in Labour's first term in government, she announced that she would not be seeking re-election at the 2001 election. She was succeeded by Rob Marris.

Prior to entering Parliament, she worked as a social worker and had served on Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council from 1991 to 1997. In 2002 she was made an honorary fellow of the University of Wolverhampton.