Andy Carter (politician)

Andrew John Carter JP (born 25 January 1974) was a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 2019 to 2024.

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.

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. 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.

He announced in May 2023 that he would not seek re-election as MP for Warrington South. 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.

Personal life
Carter lives in Lymm with his wife, Aggie, and a son, Harry. He is a volunteer magistrate.