Jodie Gosling is the Labour MP for Nuneaton, having first been elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Gosling received 15,216 votes (36.9%). The Conservative candidate, Marcus Jones, received 11,737 votes (28.5%), while the Reform UK candidate, Rob Howard, secured 9,059 votes (22.0%). Gosling was elected with a majority of 3,479 votes.  

The Nuneaton constituency is located in Warwickshire, West Midlands. The seat was created in 1885 and is historically associated with coal mining and heavy industry. It was held by Labour for nearly 50 years from 1935 to 1983. The Conservatives held it from 1983 to 1992 (under Lewis Stevens), Labour regained it from 1992 to 2010, and the Conservatives held it again from 2010 to 2024 (under Marcus Jones).

Political Career

Gosling is listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for allergy (chair), bladder and bowel continence care (chair), Nepal and long Covid.

Gosling delivered her maiden speech on 28 October 2024 in a debate on remembrance and veterans.

In it, she said: “My journey to this place was indirect, and many individuals supported and inspired me along the way, from the excellent campaign support so willingly given by local members to the kindness, good will and advice of my constituents.

“I need to give credit to my family too. As the sixth of seven siblings, I will not try to do so individually, but I need to reflect on my mum’s incredible work ethic and compassion and my dad’s sense of fun and drive to ensure that education was at the heart of our family. Similarly, my children are my greatest source of inspiration. Our legacy will be their future.

She added: “As the first female MP for Nuneaton, I must give credit to one of the trailblazers who went before me, opening up opportunities. Mary Ann Evans, more commonly known for her writing as George Eliot, was born just down the road from me.

“She wrote under a male name in an attempt to free herself from the discrimination of readers and publishers. Her books opened up public discussion on areas such as domestic violence, the status of women, poverty, political reform, addiction and education”.

Before entering parliament, Gosling was elected as a Labour councillor on North Warwickshire Borough Council in 2016. She also served as the leader of the Labour group on the council. Gosling stood down from the council in 2025.

Political Views

Leadership elections

Labour deputy leadership 2025: Gosling was one of 175 Labour MPs who nominated Bridget Phillipson for the party’s deputy leadership in September 2025. The election followed the resignation of Angela Rayner, who stepped down as deputy prime minister and deputy party leader after an investigation into her tax affairs. It marked the first time since 2007 that Labour had held a deputy leadership contest while in government.

Phillipson, the serving education secretary, was widely viewed as the candidate favoured by Downing Street and the party leadership. She secured 175 nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), comfortably exceeding the 80 required to reach the final ballot. She was ultimately defeated by Lucy Powell.

Factional identity and party tradition

Labour Rural Research Group: Gosling has been listed as a member of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG) – a caucus made up of MPs representing Labour’s so-called “rural wall”. Launched in August 2025, the group’s primary aim is to ensure that policy is developed with a clear understanding of the distinct challenges and priorities of rural and semi-rural communities.

The LRRG, chaired by the Suffolk Coastal MP Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, conducts research and consultations to challenge what it sees as a “rural blind spot” in Whitehall.

Its first report, “Understanding Rural Britain”, surveyed voters on issues from healthcare and the economy to housing and the environment, seeking to build an evidence-based policy platform. The survey found nearly three quarters (74.4%) of respondents believe rural communities had been overlooked over the past 15 years. On the back of the report, Riddell-Carpenter stated that using the labelling rural voters as Nimbys (not in my back yard) was “toxic” and maintained “many people rightly despise the term”.

Welfare

Welfare vote (July 2025): Gosling voted in favour of the government’s flagship welfare bill at second reading. The vote came after ministers agreed to significant concessions to avoid defeat via a mass rebellion of Labour MPs on 1 July 2025.

Assisted dying

Gosling voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

In a statement issued after the bill’s second reading, she said: “I believe this conversation should not be rushed. It deserves more time so we can explore the complexity of the issues, not least of which discussion about how we improve palliative care. As such I voted for the bill to continue to be discussed.”

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Gosling voted in favour of a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Before Politics

Born Jodie Claire Gosling on 4 July 1972, Gosling was a primary school teacher and nursery manager.

Personal Life

Gosling lives in her Nuneaton constituency.

Trivia

Gosling shares her birthday, 4 July, with the date of the 2024 general election when she was first elected to parliament.