Angela Richardson

Angela Richardson
Angela Richardson; MP
	Official portrait of Angela Richardson, 2019
Member of Parliament ; for Guildford
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Anne Milton
Majority	3,337 (5.7%)
Personal details
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Politician

Angela Joy Richardson[1] is a British Conservative Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford since the 2019 general election.[2]

Political career

Richardson was elected for the constituency of Guildford, retaining the seat for the Conservatives after Anne Milton resigned from the party and stood as an independent in opposition to the Brexit policies of Boris Johnson.

Richardson is a Vice-Chair of the APPG for Australia and New Zealand.[3]

Richardson stood as a candidate in the 2019 elections to Waverley Borough Council, but failed to win a seat.

Richardson was born in West Auckland, New Zealand. She previously worked in the City of London in investment banking. She has three children.[4] Richardson lives in Ewhurst, Surrey, in her constituency.[5]

General election 2019: Guildford[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Richardson	26,317	44.9	9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Zöe Franklin	22,980	39.2	15.3
	Labour	Anne Rouse	4,515	7.7	11.3
	Independent	Anne Milton	4,356	7.4	N/A
	Peace	John Morris	483	0.8	0.5
Majority			3,337	5.7	25
Turnout			58,651	75.5	1.7
Registered electors			77,729
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.5

2019 Waverley Borough Council election: Cranleigh East (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Cole	779	46.5	+22.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Reed	702	41.9	+18.8
	Conservative	Mary Foryszewski	678	40.4	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Reed	664	39.6	+14.5
	Conservative	Angela Richardson	648	38.6	-6.0
	Conservative	Andrew Blurton	610	36.4	-7.3
	Labour	Mark West	280	16.7	+2.5
Turnout			1,716	33.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

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"Guildford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Anne Milton	Member of Parliament for Guildford 2019–present	Incumbent

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