She had stood for the European Parliament on the Green Party list for the South West region at the previous election in 2009; in 1999 and 2004 she had been on the Green Party list in Wales. She stated, after her election, that her priorities as an MEP would be finance and farming: "I'm from the South West – it's vital to our region, and I hope to get farming working in a more socially and environmentally friendly way".
A candidate had stood for the European Parliament on the Green Party list for the South West region at the last election in 2009; she had also been on the party's list in Wales from 1999 to 2004. Following her election, she outlined her priorities as an MEP: "As someone from the South West, it is vital that our region benefits, and I aim to make farming more sustainable and environmentally conscious".