Callum Andrew Robertson
Callum Andrew Robertson | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Peterborough, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Residence | Essex |
| Website | https://callumrobertson.4mp.org.uk/ |
Callum Robertson is British politician. Robertson was the Liberal Democrat Candidate for Clacton at the 2019 General Election.[1]
Early and Working life[edit]
Robertson was born in Peterborough son of Commonwealth Games Bowler Michael Robertson and Elizabeth Robertson. He has worked as a Law Clinic Director, Legal Advisor and Civil Servant.[2]
He currently sits on the board of Liberal Reform.[3]
Political career[edit]
Robertson was co-opted aged 18 to Northborough Parish Council, becoming the youngest parish Councillor in England.
After moving to Essex in 2017, Robertson stood in the Clacton East County Council by-election and thereafter the 2019 General Election in Clacton where he came third with 2541 votes and 5.8% of the vote.[4]
In 2020, he was selected to stand in the 2020 Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Election for Essex which was delayed until 2021.[5] He is an outspoken supporter of civil liberties and has written extensively on the subject. At 21 he is the youngest candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner since the establishment of the office in 2012.
Electoral history[edit]
2019 UK Parliament election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Giles Watling | 31,438 | 72.3 |  11.0
| |
| Labour | Kevin Bonavia | 6,736 | 15.5 |  9.9
| |
| Liberal Democrat | Callum Andrew Robertson | 2,541 | 5.8 | 3.8
| |
| Green | Chris Southall | 1,225 | 2.8 | 1.2
| |
| Independent | Andy Morgan | 1,099 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Colin Bennett | 243 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Just-John Sexton | 224 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,702 | 56.8 | 20.9
| ||
| Turnout | 43,506 | 61.3 | 3.0
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| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.5
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Bibliography and Articles[edit]
- United against Crime (Liberal Democrats)[7]
- A nation comes of age: what next for the Welsh devolution settlement? (UK Administrative Justice Institute) [8]
- Two small changes the ministers could make to court and mediation fees (The Justice Gap)[9]
- The Great Fallacy of Mandatory Sentencing Laws (The Justice Gap)[10]
External links[edit]
Sources[edit]
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- ↑ "I want to be Lib DemMP...in Brexit-land".
- ↑ "Callum Robertson".
- ↑ "Callum Robertson – Liberal Reform".
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000642
- ↑ "Police and Crime Commissioner elections".
- ↑ "Clacton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/libdems/pages/46346/attachments/original/1564404759/138_-_United_against_crime.pdf?1564404759
- ↑ https://ukaji.org/2020/02/25/a-nation-comes-of-age-what-next-for-the-welsh-devolution-settlement/
- ↑ "Two small changes the ministers could make to court and mediation fees – the Justice Gap".
- ↑ "The great fallacy of mandatory sentencing laws – the Justice Gap".
