Marie Goldman | |
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Member of Parliament for Chelmsford | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Vicky Ford |
Majority | 4,753 (9.4%) |
Essex County Councillor for Chelmsford Central | |
Assumed office 6 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Dick Madden |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Democrats |
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]
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]
Goldman has children with her husband, Simon. She runs a small business in her constituency of Chelmsford.[8]