Sally Jameson Explained

Sally Jameson
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of Parliament
for Doncaster Central
Term Start:4 July 2024
Predecessor:Dame Rosie Winterton
Majority:9,551 (25.2%)
Birth Place:Doncaster
Party:Labour

Sally Anne Jameson[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central since 2024.

Early life and career

Sally Jameson was born and raised in Doncaster.

She was a prison officer at a local prison and was a branch chair of the Prison Officers' Association union.[2] [3]

Politics

She campaigned for Labour for 12 years before being elected, and was an agent for the previous MP Rosie Winterton. She was selected to stand in the 2024 general election for Doncaster Central, in July 2022. She was endorsed by Unison, ASLEF, Co-operative Party and USDAW.[4] She won the seat with a majority of 9,551.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Members Sworn . Parliament of the United Kingdom . House of Commons . 10 July 2024 . 752 .
  2. News: Mower . Shannon . Prison officer campaigns to become Labour’s next Doncaster Central MP . 19 July 2024 . Doncaster Free Press . 29 November 2022.
  3. News: Neame . Katie . Doncaster Central's next Labour candidate – runners and riders . 19 July 2024 . LabourList . 7 June 2022.
  4. News: Prest . Victoria . Labour choose prison officer Sally Jameson to fight Doncaster Central . 19 July 2024 . Yorkshire Live . 4 July 2022 .
  5. News: Doncaster Central – General election results 2024 . BBC News . 5 July 2024 .