Aphra Kendal Alice Brandreth (born 18 July 1978) is a British
Conservative Party politician who has served as the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Chester South and Eddisbury since
2024
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.
Background
Brandreth was born in
Middlesex Hospital
Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, England. First opened as the Middlesex Infirmary in 1745 on Windmill Street, it was moved in 1757 to Mortimer Street where it remained until it was finally clos ...
in London on 18 July 1978. Her father is the broadcaster
Gyles Brandreth, who served as a Conservative MP for
City of Chester from 1992 to 1997.
She went to
Godolphin and Latymer School in London and studied economics at
University College London
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. She worked from 2003 to 2013 as an economic adviser to
Defra.
Local political career
She was elected as a Conservative councillor for
Barnes ward in the
2018 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election and became the deputy leader of the Conservative group on
Richmond Council. She lost her seat to the Liberal Democrats at the
2022 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election.
Parliamentary career
She was the Conservative candidate for
Kingston and Surbiton
Kingston and Surbiton () is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Greater London created in 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of C ...
at the
2019 general election, coming second to
Ed Davey
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of the Liberal Democrats.
She was elected to the seat of
Chester South and Eddisbury in the
2024 general election. She made her
maiden speech on 24 July.
Personal life
Brandreth is married to Ian Stroud; they have three children.
Electoral history
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
21st-century English women politicians
Alumni of University College London
Conservative Party (UK) councillors
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Councillors in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
UK MPs 2024–present
Women councillors in England
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