Jessica Toale | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Conor Burns |
| Majority | 3,224 (8.2%) |
| Member of Westminster City Council for West End | |
| In office 5 May 2022 –20 August 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Tim Barnes |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Jessica Jade Toale (born May 1986) [1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West since 2024. [2]
Toale attended the University of York,graduating with a degree in Philosophy,Politics and Economics. She went on to do a master's degree in Urbanisation and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Toale has worked as a foreign affairs and international development adviser to numerous organisations.[ citation needed ] She was a political adviser to Labour MP Ivan Lewis from 2011 to 2013,in his role as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and later Northern Ireland. [3] Toale co-founded the Labour Foreign Policy Group in 2020. [4] In 2016,she was on the Labour shortlist for candidates in the 2016 Richmond Park by-election. [5] She was previously a member of the Young Fabians executive committee. [6]
She was elected as a Member of Westminster City Council for West End in 2022, [7] and subsequently appointed Deputy Cabinet Member for Culture,Heritage and the Arts. [8]
Toale was elected as MP for Bournemouth West at the 2024 general election,defeating incumbent Conor Burns to become its first non-Conservative representative. She had previously contested the Labour candidacy for the 2016 Richmond Park by-election without success. [9] On 20 August 2024,she resigned her seat on Westminster City Council. [10]
In the Starmer ministry,Toale serves as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office. [11]
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