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Jody Dunn (born July 27, 1969) is a British Liberal Democrat politician, and a barrister specialising in family law. After leaving school at 17 and working as a DJ and radio presenter, she returned to education and graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1996 with honours in Spanish and International relations. She subsequently studied law at City University and the Inns of Court School of Law. She started working in Criminal Law before specialising in Family Law, and works in courts across the North East.
(In the Hartlepool by-election, 2004On July 23, 2004, the Member of Parliament for Hartlepool Peter Mandelson ( Labour), was nominated as Britain's new European Commissioner. On September 8 he accepted the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, thereby disqualifying himself from Parl she said she principally in the courts at HartlepoolHartlepool is a North Sea port in North East England. It is part of the traditional county of Durham, and, in 1974, formed part of the new metropolitan county of Cleveland. After the abolition of Cleveland, it was placed in the ceremonial county of Durham and MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough is a town in North-East England, with a resident population in 2001 of 134,855. It is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but in 1974 became part of the new administrative county of Cleveland. In 1996 Cleveland was abolished,. However, the Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre- left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom's three main political parties. Under its leader Tony Blair it won a landslide in the 1997 general election, and forme pointed out that when she stood for Durham County Council in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap she had made a similar claim about Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland is a market town in County Durham in England. It is most notable for the Bishops Palace, residence of the Bishop of Durham, and for its Town Hall which is a Grade I listed building. The River Gaunless runs through the town. It is a tributa county court.)
She was chosen by the local Liberal Democrats as their candidate in the Hartlepool by-election, 2004On July 23, 2004, the Member of Parliament for Hartlepool Peter Mandelson ( Labour), was nominated as Britain's new European Commissioner. On September 8 he accepted the office of Steward of the Manor of Northstead, thereby disqualifying himself from Parl. Her campaign was fought largely on the strength of her personality and a commitment to "save Hartlepool's hospital", although controversy arose over whether there was in fact any threat to it. The Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre- left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom's three main political parties. Under its leader Tony Blair it won a landslide in the 1997 general election, and forme drew attention to the fact that she had her main home in GainfordGainford may be Gainford, County Durham in England Gainford, Alberta, Canada, located between Edmonton and Edson., County Durham, while renting a flat on Hartlepool marina in order to claim a local connection. Her defence that the previous MP had not been a local resident was only partly successful.
Dunn was criticised for a comment on her campaign blog that everyone she met on one street "was either drunk, flanked by an angry dog, or undressed" for which she refused to apologise; the Labour campaign did its best to publicise the remark. Although defeated by Labour's Iain Wright, who had a majority of 2,033, the Liberal Democrat vote rose by 19 percentage points. She subsequently made it clear she intends to stand again in the next General Election.
