Nicola Richards
Nicola Faye Richards (born 19 December 1994) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East since the 2019 general election. She is a member of the Conservative Party. Prior to her parliamentary career, she was a councillor. Early life and career Nicola Faye Richards was born on 19 December 1994 and grew up in Dudley, West Midlands. She attended The Kingswinford School in Kingswinford. and later King Edward VI College, Stourbridge for sixth form. Richards studied politics at the University of Birmingham, graduating with an upper second class degree in 2016. While at university, she was a caseworker for Dudley South MP Chris Kelly, and later for his successor Mike Wood. After university, Richards worked as a communications officer for Margot James, Stourbridge MP. Richards then worked in public relations for the Jewish Leadership Council, and the Holocaust Educational Trust. Immediately before being elected to Parliament, Richards worked for Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, as a content creator. Richards was elected as a Conservative councillor for Kingswinford North and Wall Heath on the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in 2015, and was re-elected in 2019. She was the chair of