Andy Carter (politician)

Andy Carter MP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament for Warrington South
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Faisal Rashid
Majority	2,010 (3.2%)
Personal details
Born	25 January 1974
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Children	1
Education	Worksop College
Alma mater	University of Leicester University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Politician

Andrew John Carter (born 25 January 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South at the 2019 general election.

Biography

Carter 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.

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. He was selected as the Conservative candidate for Warrington South in March 2019. He was elected to the seat at the general election in December that year, gaining the seat from the Labour incumbent. He is a volunteer magistrate.

It was reported that Carter was the MP with second highest expenses in 2020.

He announced in May 2023 that he would not seek re-election at the next general election.

Personal life

Carter lives in Lymm with his wife, Aggie, and a son, Harry.