Campaigners have welcomed a record number of women being elected to Jersey’s States Assembly, but said there was still more work to be done.

Last Sunday 22 female politicians were voted in, beating the previous record by one. They included four senators, four constables, and 14 deputies.

Inna Gardiner has become the first female constable of St Helier, and Helen Miles topped the island-wide senatorial polls with nearly 16,000 votes.

Kate Wright, who used to chair Women for Politics, wants more women to feel encouraged to put themselves forward for future elections.

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