Labour picks candidate to fight seat

Jacky Crawford, from Goole, will stand against Andrew Percy in 2015.

Ms Crawford followed in her mother’s footsteps qualifying
and working as a nurse, before
retraining to become a social worker when her children were young.

She has worked across all children service sectors as a social worker and manager, in particular across two government task forces.

She is married to Martin, a paramedic, and they have two grown up children.

Speaking after winning selection at a hustings of local party members in the constituency, she said: “I’m proud and humbled to have been selected as Labour’s candidate for my home constituency – it’s a real honour.”