Andy Carter (politician)
{{short description|Ex British Conservative politician}}
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| image = Official portrait of Andy Carter MP crop 2.jpg
| office = Member of Parliament
for Warrington South
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| predecessor = Faisal Rashid
| successor = Sarah Hall
| term_start = 12 December 2019
| term_end = 30 May 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|01|25}}
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| nationality = British
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| party = Conservative
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| children = 1
| residence = Lymm, Cheshire, England
| education = Worksop College
| alma_mater = University of Leicester
University of Pennsylvania
| occupation = Politician
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Andrew John Carter{{cite web|url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-12-18/debates/2E37F0BD-4DF0-40A6-B9F9-0607212DBFB1/MembersSworn|title=Members Sworn|website=Hansard.parliament.uk|date=2019-12-18|access-date=2020-01-28}} JP (born 25 January 1974){{Cite book|last=Brunskill|first=Ian|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1129682574|title=The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election|date=19 March 2020|isbn=978-0-00-839258-1|pages=374|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers Limited |oclc=1129682574}} is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50770319 |title=General election 2019: Conservatives gain two seats in Cheshire |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=13 December 2019 |accessdate=13 December 2019}}
Early life and career
Andy Carter was born on 25 January 1974. He was privately educated at Worksop College. He went on to study Economics at the University of Leicester. In 2011 he attended Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.{{cite news |title=About Andy Carter MP |url=https://www.andycarter.org.uk/about-andy-carter-mp |accessdate=14 June 2020 |work=Andy Carter MP}}
Carter was group managing director of Manchester-based GMG Radio before the group was taken over by Global Radio in 2014. After leaving radio he worked in a family business and ran a consultancy firm.
Parliamentary career
In March 2019 Carter was selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South in March 2019.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2019 |title=Former radio MD Andy Carter becomes Warrington South MP |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/12/former-radio-md-andy-carter-becomes-warrington-south-mp/ |accessdate=13 December 2019 |publisher=Radio Today}} At the 2019 general election, Carter was elected to Parliament as MP for Warrington South with 45.5% of the vote and a majority of 2,010.{{cite web |title=Statement of Persons Nominated |url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2019-11/Statement%20Of%20Persons%20Nominated.pdf}}
He announced in May 2023 that he would not seek re-election as MP for Warrington South.{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Andy Carter MP statement on Warrington South Parliamentary selection |url=https://www.andycarter.org.uk/news/andy-carter-mp-statement-warrington-south-parliamentary-selection |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Andy Carter MP |language=en}} In June 2024 he announced that he had changed his mind, and was re-selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South at the 2024 general election. He lost his seat to Labour in the 2024 election to Labour's Sarah Hall.{{Cite web |title=General Election Candidates |date=6 June 2024 |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/24370093.tory-andy-carter-stand-re-election-warrington-south// |access-date=6 June 2024}}
Personal life
Carter lives in Lymm with his wife, Aggie, and a son, Harry. He is a volunteer magistrate.{{cite web |title=House of Commons, 23rd October 2020 |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2020-10-23a.1348.0&s=speaker%3A25884#g1350.2 |accessdate=24 October 2020 |website=They Work For You (UK)}}
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External links
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Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:British radio executives
Category:People educated at Worksop College
Category:Alumni of the University of Leicester
Category:Wharton School alumni
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