| Richard Quigley | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight West |
| Term Start1: | 4 July 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Constituency Established |
| Majority1: | 3,177 |
| Nationality: | British |
| 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]