Emilie Oldknow is Labour’s choice for Sherwood

Labour party members in Sherwood have today, Sunday 20 ^thDecember, selected Emilie Oldknow as their Labour party candidate to fight the next general election.

Emilie was selected at an all members meeting held in Rainworth as the candidate to take over from Labour’s Paddy Tipping, who announced in October that he was standing down from Parliament after serving 18 years.

After the selection Emilie said: “I am incredibly honoured that the members in Sherwood have put their faith in me to represent them at the next general election. Paddy Tipping has been an excellent constituency MP and following in his footsteps will be no easy task, but it is a task that I relish and I am looking forward to getting out there and talking to local residents about their priorities for Sherwood.

“I have lived in Sherwood for most of my life so I know that we have a lot to be proud of and we have already seen the Labour Government taking the right action to protect local people’s jobs and houses. But we cannot be complacent and I know that there is more to be done, that’s why as the Labour candidate for Sherwood I will be fighting for more jobs for the area, I will be supporting Sherwood’s hard working families and fighting for the very best schools and NHS for local people.

“A Tory Government would be bad for Sherwood. Local people are already being given a taste of life under a Conservative Government by the cuts that the Tory run Nottinghamshire County Council are making. I know that these cuts are going to have a devastating impact on local people and as the local candidate I will fight to oppose these cuts.”

Current MP Paddy Tipping said: “I have known Emilie for a long time and I know that she will be an excellent candidate and MP and she can rely on my 100% support.”

Yvonne Woodhead, Sherwood Constituency Labour Party Chair said: “The members in Sherwood had two excellent local candidates to choose from and I am delighted that they have chosen Emilie Oldknow as their Parliamentary Candidate to fight the next general election.

“Emilie has a wealth of campaigning experience and I believe that she will make an excellent MP for Sherwood. I am looking forward to working with Emilie as we fight to keep Sherwood Labour at the next general election.”

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Notes to editors:

Emilie was born in Rainworth and though currently lives in Mansfield has lived the majority of her life in the Sherwood constituency. She went to Abbey Gates Primary School in Ravenshead and secondary school at Colonel Frank Seeley in Calverton. After university Emilie returned to the area to work for the NHS in Rainworth before taking up a post with the East Midlands Labour Party where she currently holds the position of regional director. She is also a school governor of Peafield Lane Primary School in Mansfield.