 Stephen later lived in Lancashire and also in London , where she became involved in the East London Federation and sold the Women 's <unk> . She was elected Labour borough councillor for <unk> in 1922 , after failing to be selected as a parliamentary candidate for the ILP , and worked for <unk> MP Alfred <unk> . She stood as Labour candidate for Portsmouth South in the general elections of 1923 , 1924 and 1929 , and for <unk> in 1931 . 
