GE24 Labour and Co-op Candidate in Devon / Young Labour South West representative / Former EDDC Cllr / Founder Foodsave CIC / Chair Exeter Young Labour 🌹
I am honoured to have been selected as Labour's Candidate in Honiton and Sidmouth for the upcoming General Election! 🇬🇧🌹
I’m proud to be the only candidate who grew up in the constituency from birth, made and shaped by the towns, hills and fields surrounding us. (1/3)
I cannot thank the residents of Honiton St. Michael's enough for electing me as their new District Councillor. It is an honour and privilege to be able to be able to represent the community with integrity, transparency, and with a local focus. Thank you.
Election Result 8 July 2021
East Devon District Council by-election
Councillor for Honiton St Michael's
BONETTA, Jake (Lab) 807 - ELECTED
BROWN, Jennifer (Con) 522
HOYLES, Anthony (Lib Dem) 63
Personal one from me: A week and a half ago, I had major surgery on my abdomen - surgery which has potentially saved my life. After what's been a somewhat crazy time, it's good to start to be back.
🧵 1/5
I'm honoured to have been elected to the
@YoungLabourUK
National Committee as the new South West rep! Alongside my
@Organise24
colleagues, I can't wait to get to work across the whole region.
Commiserations and thanks to
@SamBarnesNS
@ReubenLake
for such a positive campaign. 🌹
Thanks everyone for all your messages of support over the last 24 hours. Although this election wasn't to be, I'm so grateful for the wonderful group of volunteers who've kept me going over the last 14 months of campaigning. Now for a rest before the General Election! 🌹
Getting 38% of the vote in a strong Conservative stronghold such as Feniton and Honiton is not only a shock, but is brilliant news for the community. I can't thank everyone enough for your support.
It has been an honour to run my campaign by and for the community. Thank you.
We’re not just celebrating
@exeterlabour
success in
#Exeter
but results like
@JakeBonetta
in
#Honiton
. Jake nearly trebled the number of people voting Labour & increased our vote share by 27%. 🙌🙌🙌
Wow! What an amazing launch for South West Young Labour this afternoon! Fantastic to join
@CHazelgrove
and the
@YoungLabourUK
team to make our launch such a success.
Here's to a hectic 39 days of campaigning across the South West! 🌹
Super honoured that former Culture Sec and Patron of LGBT+ Labour
@BenPBradshaw
MP is backing my South West Young Labour campaign!
My track record for our members is shown through actions, not words, and having the backing of such a trailblazer means the world. 🌹
@Organise24
So proud to be launching the new South West Young Labour next weekend! It'll be fantastic to see as many people there as possible - working towards a Labour Goverment in one of our region's most marginal seats! 🌹
Next Sunday, we’re launching South West Young Labour with a campaign day for
@CHazelgrove
in Filton and Bradley Stoke
Come along for some canvassing and a social after in this key marginal seat!
Great to be out in Lowestoft this morning, canvassing in the freezing cold! All worth it for the fantastic
#labourdoorstep
conversations we had. And amazing to be with such a brilliant group of my
@Organise24
colleagues from across the country! 🌹
A brilliant day of Labour Students campaigning for
@Jess4Lowestoft
in Lowestoft. We met plenty of Tory switchers voting Labour for the first time ever 🌹
So proud to announce that I'm standing to be your next South West representative for
@YoungLabourUK
, as part of the
@Organise24
slate!
I'm running to ensure that South West young members deliver the campaigning force we need to win in seats across the Peninsula 🌹
I've joined many of my colleagues in support of my trans and non-binary friends. Trans healthcare is a medical not political issue, and political interference is abhorrent. LGBT+ suicide skyrocketed under Section 28, and this is the first step back to that. This will kill kids.
i’m proud to have signed the young labour letter in support of trans rights. we all need to speak up now against divisive culture wars to protect lives, and i will continue to do this. this matters.
5/ I can't thank the NHS enough for potentially saving my life. My special thanks go to the colorectal team and wonderful nurses on Lyme Ward at the RD&E,
@CrohnsColitisUK
, my friends, family, and especially my partner who's had to put up with so much. Thank you and see you soon!
It's confirmed: I've reached the threshold to be on the ballot as your Young Labour South West representative!
There's still 2 weeks to get CLP nominations in. Let's continue to endorse
@Organise24
candidates across the UK to ensure Young Labour actively works for all members 🌹
Great day out talking to residents across St Loyes for the upcoming elections. There's a real sense that people want to see change from the current inactive, invisible Tories to a visible and community-driven Labour Party. With your support, we can make it happen on May 4th 🌹
A massive thank you to the 18 CLPs that back me to be your next South West Young Labour representative! With 70% of nominating CLPs in the region backing me, myself and
@Organise24
friends will deliver the energy, resilience and upskilling needed to work for our young members. 🌹
This week, I'm launching my platform for South West Young Labour! 🌹
Regions across the UK have Young Labour Groups covering them, supporting local branches and enabling campaigning support. It's in the rule book, yet the South West doesn't have one. If elected, I will set it up.
First canvass of the campaign! Great to quickly join
@steve_race
in Exeter this evening to speak to voters about the election. Here's to many more doorstep conversations! 🌹
Fantastic campaign session to mark the 1st day of the general election campaign!
Thanks to everyone who spoke to us - people in
#Exeter
are demanding change, and a better future for their families.
If you want to help us start rebuilding Britain - get in touch and join in! 🌹
Great to be out in Plymouth Moor View canvassing with the brilliant
@LukePollard
@FredThomasUK
@PlymouthLabour
, talking to residents in Honicknowle about Fred and the issues that affect them most. Can't wait to see Fred in Parliament! 🌹
Good morning Plymouth! We are speaking with our residents in West Park today, keen as always to hear how we can help and what changes our people want to see.
@PlymouthLabour
I had the honour of speaking at Labour Party conference today, in support of Proportional Representation.
PR lets us bring the fight directly to the Tories - allowing us to move forward with a progressive, green and community-led agenda.
#LAB21
@UKLabour
@SWLabourParty
Success! Mine and
@councillorjoe
's motion on Transgender Visibility passed at
@eastdevon
this evening! Being a Councillor is an absolute honour - one that I intend to use to build up people in need of support. This motion does exactly that for our Trans and non-binary friends. 🏳️⚧️
Always a pleasure to be out knocking doors in St Loyes! There's a real mood for change across the area, for both our Tory Councillors and MP. As your Labour City Council candidate once again, I can't wait to provide an alternative, community-facing voice for our area. 🌹
Congratulations
@LizPoleLabour
for being selected as the Labour candidate for Tiverton and Honiton. An avid and truly local campaigner, Liz is the only candidate able to take the fight to the Tories in this byelection.
May the campaigning commence!
Congratulations to Liz Pole, Labour's candidate for the Tiverton and Honiton by-election.
A passionate campaigner on rural affairs; Liz will deliver for all areas of the constituency and be a champion for the local community
#OnYourSide
Thanks to
@FredThomasUK
for his support in my campaign to be your next South West Young Labour representative! Labour victories run through Plymouth Moor View, and my job is to support all young members to play a part in our next victory 🌹
Yesterday's announcement from Gillian Keegan proves the dangerous culture-war focus of this Tory party. All parties need to make sure we protect our trans and non-binary people, not drive them to suicide. As your South West Young Labour rep, I'll do all I can to protect you. 🏳️⚧️🌹
2/ In March 2023, I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Over the course of 15 months, the condition grew to be debilitating. I struggled to work, eat and campaign. I cut back on seeing friends. All of this in fear of my own body, and through some pretty debilitating pain.
Great to see Labour coming out in support of some real change to our railways. The Tories have ran our public services into the ground - it's time for some real change, and this marks a great sign of that.
🚨JUST ANNOUNCED: Labour will create Great British Railways.
Under Labour our railways will be:
✅Publicly owned
✅Passenger focused
✅Fit for the future
Only Labour has a plan to get our trains back on track:
In order to make sure that
@Organise24
can turn Young Labour into a proper campaigning force, we need your help. If you're in the South West and able to put us forward for nomination in your local CLP, let me know! jake4exeter
@gmail
.com
I have grown up all my life in Honiton, with local parents and family. I went to school in Honiton and Colyford, have worked for businesses in Honiton and Sidmouth, and I run an organisation feeding people in the area. I am a proud former EDDC and Honiton Town Councillor. (2/3)
I've dedicated the first part of my life to community engagement - whether that's through supporting people in communities through my food redistribution organisation, or as a Labour councillor. As your South West Young Labour rep, I'll bring my community-facing ideals to all. 🌹
4/ Following my surgery, I'm looking forward to getting back into things. Making up for missed social engagements, eating more freely, working without fear, and - albeit at a slower pace for now - getting back on the campaign trail.
Always a pleasure to be out with Luke et al, this time in Kingswood for
@damienegan
!
There's still two weeks to get involved - let's turn Kingswood red!
#labourdoorstep
What a view to wrap up a day of campaigning! Proud to be standing to represent as beautiful part of the world as Ludwell Valley Park.
#LoveExeter
@exeterlabour
#StLoyes
Now more than ever, the Conservatives are not working for us in Honiton and Sidmouth. With a Government led by Keir Starmer, Labour will begin to bring common sense, decency, and delivery back into our politics. Help us Get Britain's Future Back: (3/3)
Great to be in wet and rainy Honiton today getting the vote out for
@JakeBonetta
in the district council by-election.
It's fantastic to see rural communities in the South West choosing to bring Labour home :)
Tomorrow, ballots close in the Young Labour National Committee elections! If you haven't already, make sure you get your ballots in supporting
@Organise24
candidates, so we can get to work across the South West for all young members! 🌹
This Town Council by election marks a momentous moment in Honiton's history. With 9 new, positive faces on the Council, I can't wait to work with other councillors and the community to move Honiton forward.
Massive thanks to the election staff, the HIC volunteers and the voters.
Brilliant to be out in Plymouth again supporting the wonderful
@alisonraynsford
. It's not often that a former MP brings their experience in Parliament back to their City Council, but we're so glad that she is! 🌹
@PlymouthLabour
@UKLabour
#labourdoorstep
Another good morning's canvass in St Peter and the Waterfront. Fab support from
@JakeBonetta
and Jacob. Good conversations and concerns raised about increase in rough sleeping and cost of living
3/ I've been hospitalised before for Crohn's, but the Local Elections wiped me out - I would be lying if I said they didn't make me pretty ill. Left untouched, my bowels could have internally ruptured, which would've been the equivalent of a death sentence.
What an amazing day at Foodsave! So proud of our team for working through our biggest EVER donation of perfectly-useable surplus food. 1336kg of food saved from the bin and put into the hands of nearly 500 people, including 2 Exeter homeless shelters. Merry Christmas all! 🎄⛄
If elected as the Chair of South West Young Labour, my work on the National Committee will be transparent, democratic and cross-factional. I can't wait to work with friends from across our great Labour movement - to work for all our members, equally, together. 🌹
To truly democratise Labour Students and Young Labour and make them more inclusive organisations, we need a better committee culture.
This is our plan to achieve it: 👇
Standing for election, I wanted to make a community-driven impact, especially for those who have suffered without a voice in politics for so long.
Thanks
@UsdawUnion
for supporting my campaign for an alternative voice for
#StLoyes
🌹
@UKLabour
@CoopPartyLocal
@exeterlabour
Many Usdaw members are standing as Labour candidates on 4 May 🗳
Members like
@JakeBonetta
, candidate for St Loyes, Exeter City.
A vote for Labour is a vote for people just like you, a vote for putting Usdaw members' issues at the heart of politics.
Vote Labour 🌹
It's a scary world we live in when Tory MPs like Simon Jupp want to turn our wonderful nature reserves into a political pawn. Our environment is not the play thing of the Tories - and Natural England's role as an politically-independent decision maker must be protected.
After some technical difficulties, everyone should have received their Young Labour ballots now! Make sure to log into your emails and vote for
@Organise24
candidates - in the South West, and across the UK! 🌹
I'm so glad to be backed by members from across the whole South West, including
@FinnAndersonLab
! From Bournemouth to Gloucester to Camborne, I can't wait to represent and develop young members across our whole region, making Young Labour work for everyone. 🌹
So happy to be off to
@UniofExeter
in September 2021.
To all of you that did well today, congratulations! I hope you have an amazing time at uni.
If you didn't do as well as expected, don't fret! Life will find its way to treat you well.
#AlevelResults
#resultsday2020
Today marks a year since my election to East Devon District Council. It has been an honour to represent you as the first
@UKLabour
Councillor in 22 years, and I cannot thank you enough for the support and guidance you have all offered me in my role working for you.
1/4
After horrific harassment pile-ons today against a number of my good colleagues and friends, by complete strangers performatively hiding behind a screen, just gonna throw this here.
With the support of Trans Councillors and trailblazers like
@violetbonetta
, I will work tirelessly to ensure all members of our trans and non-binary community are included in the conversation as your South West Young Labour representative. Ballots drop tomorrow: let's do this! 🌹
🏳️🌈Today East Devon District Council is flying the Progress Pride flag outside Blackdown House to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
#IDAHOBIT
🏳️⚧️
It may have been a bit chilly, but it was worth the travel! Great to be on the
#labourdoorstep
for
@damienegan
today in Kingswood. Damien is an extremely knowledgeable, local and dedicated public servant. Proud to have met him, and even more proud to support him for Feb 15th! 🌹
Ballots drop TODAY for the Young Labour and Labour Students elections! I'm so honoured to be standing with such a fantastic
@Organise24
team, fighting for subsidiary travel funds, proper safeguarding training, trans and non-binary support, and a new South West Young Labour! (1/2)
Fantastic to join
@JoshMcCPlymLab
and the
@PlymouthLabour
team on the doors in St Budeaux and Budshead today! Great response on the doors for all our Labour candidates and teams. Let's elect even more brilliant Labour Councillors in Plymouth on May 2nd!
Great to have
@JakeBonetta
out canvassing St Budeaux with me & my girls. We talked on the doors about GP’s, Dentists the Armed Forces and how Labour is working hard for the city. It was also lovely to showcase the proven environmental prowess of
@PlymouthLabour
#PeopleAndPlanet
Over the weekend, myself and a team of volunteers have been knocking on hundreds of doors across Honiton St. Michael's, speaking to people in my role as Town Councillor and District Council candidate.
What are your concerns, problems and ideas for Honiton St. Michael's?
Thoroughly enjoyed speaking to many residents in the Woodwater Academy area today, discussing biodiversity in St Loyes, safety in Ludwell Valley Park and the failures of the Tories to deliver an active voice for St Loyes. It's time for a change. 🌹
#LabourDoorstep
@exeterlabour
Jack is absolutely the person we need to rebuild Young Labour - not just to benefit members in the South West like myself, but across all regions and nations of the country. I can't think of a better person to be Chair of Young Labour, and I can't wait to rebuild it with him. 🌹
Great to be out today with the wonderful
@BenPBradshaw
talking to residents about my campaign for integrityn transparency and local leadership. 🗳👨👩👧👦🏘
Great to be out with our fantastic
@UKLabour
candidate for
#Honiton
@JakeBonetta
. Jake, Honiton born & bred will make a great hardworking local councillor. Please support Jake in this Thursday’s
@eastdevon
by-election. Only Jake can beat the Conservative candidate.
If elected as your South West Young Labour representative, I'll take the role seriously across the whole region because, as
@steve_race
says, a Labour victory this year runs through the entire South West. So proud to have Steve's backing for the YL elections! 🌹
Another busy day of campaigning before the elections tomorrow. With almost 10,000 leaflets now delivered, a victory could be only a fingertip away. 🤞
See you at the polls tomorrow, for a once-in-a-generation chance to bring your councils back into the hands of the community. 🗳
There's less than a week to nominate to Young Labour and Labour Students! If your South West-based CLP has a meeting this week, get them to nominate
@Organise24
candidates for a re-energised, effective youth movement 🌹
Candidate details are found here:
Fantastic news! So happy for my great friend Jacob, who will be a formidable champion for Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish and the surrounding areas in Parliament! 🌹
Absolutely thrilled to have been picked as Labour's parliamentary candidate for Newton Abbot at the next general election!
The Tories have crashed the economy and after 14 years of chaos working families in Newton Abbot are paying the price.
Let's get Britain's future back! 🌹
Day 1 of crazy hair: walking around Exeter City Centre has never felt so colourful!
Thanks so much for all the donations - so far, we've raised over £500 to help young people with mental health problems. The more money raised, the longer the hair stays!
Today has been a long (and positive) day of campaigning and leafletting across Honiton with my colleagues. I also managed to squeeze a haircut in.
Let's do this, for the community and by the community. Bring on Thursday. 🗳
@HonitonForward
@HonitonNubNews
@TivertonHoniton
3 years ago, I would never have thought that the organisation I set up to reduce food waste locally would lead to me pulling all-nighters at Beer Bowls Club! I'm so proud of the team that has helped Foodsave to flourish like it has - here's to supporting local communities 🌹
Really great that we're hitting the ground running with changing
@YoungLabourUK
for the better - there's lots to do, and we're getting on and doing it! 🌹
Join us next week in Blackpool South for our first campaign day with our new committee 🌹
We’ll be knocking on doors to elect the brilliant
@ChrisPWebb
in the by-election on 2nd May
Full details here -
As a Labour representative in rural Devon, it's crucial that we have a strong Labour voice to fight for our rural communities in Parliament. That's why I'm endorsing
@steve_race
- to Keep Exeter Winning! 🌹
Find out more here:
@ExeUniLabour
@exeterlabour
And there it all goes! After 5 days of bright hair dye, it has all gone.... let's hope it grows back!
There's still time to donate to the amazing
@YoungMindsUK
even though the hair is gone!
Congratulations to
@JakeBonetta
(and his barber Shayan) on completing his
@YoungMindsUK
Bonetta's Bonehead fundRAZOR. Before the chameleon hair dye last week Jake had one of the finest Cllr bouffants in the land! (qu)if(f) Jake can anyone can!
Today marks
#HelloYellow
day for
@YoungMindsUK
, an important day showing young people suffering with mental health that they aren't alone.
My hair is also dyed for my fundraiser TONIGHT - donate below to support the brilliant work of Young Minds!
So humbled and honoured to have been nominated for
@NALC
's
#StarCouncilAwards
Young Councillor of the Year award! Thanks so much to the team at
@TownHoniton
who have supported me throughout the last year or so - and to all those who took time out of their day to nominate me 😁
Great to meet with
@wesstreeting
this afternoon with
@ExeUniLabour
and
@steve_race
, discussing
#Labour
's plans for healthcare and student support in Gov't.
The Tories are responsible for the worst GP waiting times in UK history stemming back well before COVID. Vote for change.
Massive congratulations to
@steve_race
for winning the Parliamentary selection for Exeter! Looking forward to campaigning with you for a Labour government hopefully very soon... 🌹
Good to bump into new
@UKLabour
@exeterlabour
candidate
@steve_race
enjoying a well earned drink at the Prospect Inn, Exeter, with his amazing band of volunteers.
@exeterlabour
’s strong record of delivery & campaigning in safe hands. 👍
@MurrayJones22
@Organise24
Yes there is. As an elected representative in East Devon, I wrote and successfully passed a motion on Transgender and Non-Binary Visibility across the Council's operations. My sister is trans, and I've made it one of my main goals to call it out.
On the day that interest rates hit a 25-year high, we welcomed the next Chancellor of the Exchequer
@RachelReevesMP
to Plymouth.
This Government's fundamental mismanagement of the economy is hurting all of us, and only Labour can sort the mess out.
@LukePollard
@FredThomasUK
Was a pleasure to speak to the team at
@Left_Whingers
about the campaign in Honiton St. Michael's, as well as the importance of working hard in the community for the benefit of every resident. Listen now - link in tweet below!
🎙️Our new episode "Winning East Devon w/ Cllr
@JakeBonetta
" is now available for streaming!
We ask him how he beat all odds to become the area's new councillor!
⬇️Listen now⬇️
Apple:
Google:
Spotify:
@DC_RPT
@DevonLiveNews
@BBCTravelSW
If they're still going, I'll take a load for Foodsave CIC in Honiton, plus some other organisations across East Devon! Feel free to get in touch with me at jake
@foodsave
.org.uk if you need a hand...
With the Plymouth Moor View selection taking place this evening, it's important to remember the hurdle we have to overcome at the next GE.
@FredThomasUK
is the only candidate who can deliver a fresh, community-focused voice for the constituency 🌹
Make sure to subscribe to the
@HonitonNubNews
weekly newsletter to read my exclusive interview with Hannah!
Sign up to find out more about me, my campaign, and future plans for the town.
📧 Will you be receiving our newsletter exclusive in the morning? You will if you've signed up 👉 This week we spoke to
@JakeBonetta
on causing a stir on his election campaign and being voted onto
#Honiton
Town Council.
Great day out canvassing with
@LizPoleLabour
@MathieuHolladay
yesterday, talking to residents about their priorities for
#Honiton
and
#EDDC
in the by-election on July 8th.
Let's make history together: Vote Jake Bonetta for Honiton St. Michael's. 🗳👨👩👧👦🏡
@sam_carling_
Keep your head high mate - it's so important that we maintain our voice, not least because young people are left out of the conversation way too much. Let me know if you ever need a chat!
Great to be out in Beacon Heath, Exeter this morning with the brilliant
@exeterlabour
and
@BenPBradshaw
, talking to residents about their priorities for Exeter City Council.
Thanks everyone for voting today. Whoever you voted for, the most important thing is that people voted en masse - and for that, democracy thanks you.
And now, onto vote verification and counting. Make sure to check this page for updates on results!
Proud to have been placed on my former school's "Inspire Wall", helping to show current students of
@ColytonGrammar
what is possible when they leave education.
Great to be on a slate that has had so many members backed by
@OpenLabour
! I can't wait to work cross-faction in the South West, rebuilding our youth branch to unskill, enable and empower young activists to get involved - from Glocestershire, to Dorset, and to Land's End 🌹
I am so proud to have got the endorsement of
@OpenLabour
We need to rebuild
@YoungLabourUK
so young members across the party have in inclusive and effective youth wing 🌹