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. She was elected as

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in the 1997 general election for the

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constituency, defeating the

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References

External links

*
Ex-MP Jenny Jones receives Honorary Fellowship award
from the University of Wolverhampton (includes brief biography)

* ttp://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Jenny_Jones&mpc=Wolverhampton+South+West The Public Whip – Jenny Jones MPvoting record 1948 births Living people People from Wolverhampton Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1997–2001 Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton Councillors in Wolverhampton 20th-century British women politicians 21st-century British women politicians 20th-century English women 20th-century English people 21st-century English women 21st-century English people Women councillors in England {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub