Roselyn Christine Jones (born 20 December 1949) is a Labour Party

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in the

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who is the

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, first elected in 2013.

Early life

Her father worked at Askern Main Colliery, seven miles north of

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. She was born Roselyn Cavnor to Edward (Eddy) Cavnor and Mary (Betty) Hunt. She has an older sister, three younger sisters, and a younger brother. She attended the

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, 1961 entrant.

Career

Jones served as

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in 2009–10. Jones was appointed

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(CBE) in the

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for services to local government. In the 2018

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prize, Jones came runner up. Jones retained her Mayor of Doncaster position in the 2021 election.

Personal life

Jones lives in

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. She is the widow of Alan Jones, who was a Labour councillor for Norton and Askern until his death in August 2016. They married in 1977 in Doncaster and have a daughter born in October 1985.

References

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Doncaster Council
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