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Marie Goldman
Member of Parliament
for Chelmsford
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byVicky Ford
Majority4,753 (9.4%)
Essex County Councillor
for Chelmsford Central
Assumed office
6 May 2021
Preceded byDick Madden
Personal details
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Marie Goldman in July 2024
Diedthumb
Marie Goldman in July 2024
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Marie Goldman in July 2024
Political partyLiberal Democrats
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  • Marie Goldman in July 2024

Marie Clare Goldman[1] is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelmsford since 2024.[2] A member of the Liberal Democrats, she is the first non-Conservative to represent Chelmsford in 74 years.[3]

Political career

Goldman is the deputy leader of Chelmsford City Council[4] having been elected to the council in 2019 and 2023.[5]

Goldman was selected previously by the Liberal Democrats to run in the 2019 General Election in the constituency of Chelmsford, losing to then-incumbent Vicky Ford.

In March 2023, Goldman was re-selected as the candidate for Chelmsford.[6] She won in the following election, defeating incumbent Conservative MP Vicky Ford by a majority of 4,753. Goldman is the first non-Conservative MP to serve Chelmsford since Ernest Millington, who was defeated in 1950.[7]

Personal life

Goldman has children with her husband, Simon. She runs a small business in her constituency of Chelmsford.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Who's standing for election on 6 May?". City Life. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Chelmsford - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Chelmsford election results: Chelmsford votes Lib Dem for first time as former Tory MP Vicky Ford defeated". Essex Live.
  4. ^ "Councillor Marie Goldman". Chelmsford City Council.
  5. ^ "Local election results". Chelmsford City Council.
  6. ^ Pack, Mark (4 March 2023). "Marie Goldman re-selected for Chelmsford". Mark Pack. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "1950 - 1950 General Election - Chelmsford". webtest.parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Marie Goldman for Chelmsford in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Chelmsford

2024–present
Incumbent