Political career
In May 2019,Richardson stood for election to Waverley Borough Council in the ward of Cranleigh East,but failed to win a seat after she was pushed into fifth place by three Liberal Democrats and a Conservative candidate. [4] She was elected to Cranleigh Parish Council later the same month. [5]
At the 2019 general election,Richardson was elected to Parliament as MP for Guildford with 44.9% of the vote and a majority of 3,337. [6] She was sworn into the House of Commons on 18 December 2019. [1]
Upon her election to Parliament,she was also elected as a vice-chair of the APPG for Australia and New Zealand. [7]
Richardson served as a Parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the ministerial team at the Department for Education, [8] and following this,to Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove. [9] On 3 November 2021,she was fired from her PPS role after abstaining on a government-backed amendment to overhaul the Commons' disciplinary process in response to the proposed suspension of Owen Paterson. [9] She was reinstated to her PPS role the following day. [10] She ultimately resigned as PPS in January 2022,with her resignation made public following the publication on 31 January of Sue Gray's report on breaches of lockdown restrictions in Downing Street. [11]
In February 2024,Richardson was reselected as the Conservative candidate for Guildford at the 2024 general election. [12]
On 26 March 2024,she was appointed as a Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party,to replace Luke Hall who had been appointed Minister of State for Skills,Apprenticeships and Higher Education. [3]
On 4 July 2024 she was defeated in the general election by the Liberal Democratic Party candidate;Zöe Franklin who won with 22,937 votes (47.5%) against 14,508. [13]
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