After University, she went straight to working for the John Lewis Partnership, where she held many positions up until her election to the House of Commons, some 23 years later.
Neither of the other main party candidates was able to mount a credible challenge in a seat where Labour was so strongly ahead, with Liberal Democrat candidate and future Chippenham MP Duncan Hames finishing second, and Conservative candidate and future Battersea MP Jane Ellison coming third.
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