Antoinette Sandbach | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Eddisbury | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Edward Timpson |
| Member of the Welsh Assembly for North Wales | |
| In office 6 May 2011 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brynle Williams |
| Succeeded by | Janet Haworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoinette Geraldine Mackeson-Sandbach 15 February 1969 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2019) Conservative (until 2019) |
| Spouse |
Matthew Sherratt (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Website | Official website |
Antoinette Geraldine Mackeson-Sandbach (born 15 February 1969),[1] known as Antoinette Sandbach, is a barrister, farm manager and politician who was elected as a North Wales region Member of the Welsh Assembly at the May 2011 election,[2] and subsequently elected Member of Parliament for Eddisbury in Cheshire at the 2015 general election.
Elected as a Conservative, Sandbach had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 and later lost a vote of no confidence by the Eddisbury Conservative Association. Following deselection as a Conservative, Sandbach chose to become a Liberal Democrat.[3] She lost her seat to her former party in the 2019 general election.[4]
- ^ "Mackeson-Sandbach, Antoinette, (Mrs M. R. Sherratt), (born 15 Feb. 1969), MP (C) Eddisbury, since 2015". Who's Who. 2015. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.271373.
- ^ "Election results 2011: Welsh assembly results in full". The Guardian. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach joins Lib Dems". BBC News. 1 November 2019.
- ^ Wise, Lauren (13 December 2019). "Eddisbury General Election 2019 result declared". CheshireLive.