Labour'scandidate for Parliament

Mr Jones is 31 years old and has lived in the constituency for most of his life.

He is known to many Bognor Regis residents through his local campaigning work and was a West Sussex county councillor for Bognor Regis between 2001 and 2005.

He is a solicitor who works for a local firm specialising in pensions law.

This is his second campaign at a General Election as parliamentary candidate.

His interests include the regeneration of coastal towns, tackling crime and anti-social behaviour, and working to continue to improve government policy on issues facing hard-working families and pensioners.

He said: 'It's an honour for me to be chosen as candidate for the town where I live.

"The General Election could be called at any time and we are ready to fight it whenever it comes.

"I am fortunate because of the strong record Labour has locally of providing the best for people, when it has been in charge of the local councils.

"There's a lot of work still to be done to deliver even better things for people in our towns.

"I am the right man for the job because I have the local knowledge that only living somewhere all your life can give.

"The work begins for me now, and I look forward to meeting many local people as part of that."