Richard Quigley | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight West | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established Bob Seely (Isle of Wight) |
| Majority | 3,177 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1971 (age 53) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Richard Michael Quigley (born August 1971) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight West since 2024. [1]
Quigley was born in August 1971, [2] and grew up in Retford,Nottinghamshire,England. He studied manufacturing systems engineering at Coventry University. He worked at Britvic Soft Drinks,before moving to the Isle of Wight to open a fish and chip shop. [3]
Since 2021,Quigley has been a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for Cowes North Ward on the Isle of Wight Council. [4] He is the only Labour Party councillor on the council. [5]
In the 2019 General Election,Quigley stood as the Labour candidate for the Isle of Wight constituency,coming second with 18,078 votes. [6] On 4 July 2024,he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Isle of Wight West with 13,240 votes and a majority of 3,177. [7] This was the first time that the Isle of Wight had elected a Labour MP. [8]
Quigley pledged to reform and regulate ferry operators serving the Isle of Wight,saying "Ownership needs to be taken away from the roulette wheel of private equity. A new referral to the competition and markets authority is needed." [9]
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