Antoinette Sandbach

Antoinette Sandbach
Official portrait, 2017
Member of Parliament for Eddisbury
In office 7 May 2015 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Stephen O'Brien
Succeeded by	Edward Timpson
Member of the Welsh Assembly for North Wales
In office 6 May 2011 – 8 May 2015
Preceded by	Brynle Williams
Succeeded by	Janet Haworth
Personal details
Born	Antoinette Geraldine Mackeson-Sandbach (1969-02-15) 15 February 1969 (age 55) Hammersmith, London, England
Political party	Liberal Democrats (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2019) Conservative (until 2019)
Spouse	Matthew Sherratt ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Website	Official website

Antoinette Geraldine Mackeson-Sandbach (born 15 February 1969),^[1] known as Antoinette Sandbach, is a barrister, farm manager and politician who was elected as a North Wales region Member of the Welsh Assembly at the May 2011 election,^[2] and subsequently elected Member of Parliament for Eddisbury in Cheshire at the 2015 general election.

Elected as a Conservative, Sandbach had the Conservative whip removed on 3 September 2019 and later lost a vote of no confidence by the Eddisbury Conservative Association. Following deselection as a Conservative, Sandbach chose to become a Liberal Democrat.^[3] She lost her seat to her former party in the 2019 general election.^[4]