James Cartlidge

James Cartlidge
MP
Member of Parliament
for South Suffolk
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Tim Yeo
Majority 17,545
Personal details
Born (1974-04-30) 30 April 1974
London, England
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Emily
Children 4
Alma mater University of Manchester
Website Official website

James Roger Cartlidge (Born 30 April 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Suffolk since May 2015.

Career

Cartlidge is a businessman, and founded a website which helps first time home buyers in 2004. He has taken a train journey from Sudbury to Marks Tey to highlight issues to people travelling by train.[1] His first political act was to bring a barrel of beer from Suffolk into the House of Commons, which he drank with his new parliamentary colleagues.[2]

Electoral history

Cartlidge stood for parliament in Lewisham Deptford in the 2005 general election finishing third with 12.4% of the vote.

He was also an elected member of Babergh District Council before his election to the House of Commons in May 2015.

Election

In the press and academic journals considered a strong safe seat, Cartlidge fractionally more than doubled majority in the South Suffolk constituency to 17,545 more votes than the next candidate's 10,001 votes, his first election seeing a change in the party of the candidate who finished as runner-up, to the Labour Party and gaining 2,996 votes more than the veteran MP for the seat Tim Yeo who retired before Cartlidge's election, having been de-selected.[3][4]

Family

Cartlidge is married to Emily, with whom he has four children. His father-in-law is his fellow Conservative MP, Gerald Howarth, the Member of Parliament for Aldershot.[5]

References

  1. ↑ New MP James Cartlidge tackles railway issues between Sudbury and Marks Tey, Stowmarket Mercury, 19 May 2015
  2. ↑ MPs set to slake their thirst with a pint of Sudbury’s finest Pickwick Bitter, Stowmarket Mercury, 12 June 2015
  3. ↑ Suffolk South Parliamentary constituency, BBC News
  4. ↑ Biography UK Parliament website. Accessed 26 May 2015.
  5. ↑ House of Commons Hansard Debates for 01 Jun 2015
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tim Yeo		 Member of Parliament
for South Suffolk
2015–present 		Incumbent
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