Ms Gideon was elected with a majority of 670 in 2019, to a so-called “Red Wall” seat taken from Labour under prime minister Boris Johnson.
She said she “came late to party politics”, first running her partner’s general election campaign in 2001 and joining her party’s candidate list in 2002 before becoming a district councillor for more than a decade.
In 2020, she was part of a Levelling Up taskforce to “spearhead” government efforts to reduce regional inequality.
She said her achievements in Stoke included working to raise awareness of the dangers of button batteries after two-year-old Harper-Lee Fanthorpe swallowed one and died, and raising £10m to remove 23,000 tonnes of waste, thereby reducing, she said, a dangerous fire risk.
In her statement she said it had been a huge honour to represent the people of Stoke-on-Trent, adding that it was also a privilege to serve with prime minister Rishi Sunak.
She added: “I have invested much time and love in my work as the Conservative Member of Parliament for this city that I care deeply about.
“I will continue to do so until the next General Election.”
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