Bob Russell
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This page refers to the British Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell. For the fictional character, see Bob Russell (The West Wing). For the songwriter, see Bob Russell (songwriter).
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Biography
Robert Edward Russell (born 31 March 1946) is a British politician known to his constituents as "Bob". He has been Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Colchester since 1997 (re-elected 2001 and 2005). He was the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman on Sport, but the sports portfolio is now held by Don Foster.
Bob was previously a member of the Social Democratic Party and the Labour Party. Bob made an unsuccessful run for Parliament in 1979 as the Labour Party candidate. Before becoming an MP, Bob was a councillor for over twenty years, initially for the Labour Party, then for the SDP, and finally for the Lib Dems.
During the 2005 general election campaign, Bob was satirised on British television by Bremner, Bird and Fortune for his "war" on mobility scooters for OAPs.
1979 General Election
- A Buck, Conservative Party, 27598
- R Russell, Labour Party, 12442
- M Gage, Liberal Party, 9794
- Conservative hold, majority 13863
1997 General Election
- R Russell, Lib Dems, 17886
- S Shakespeare, Conservative Party, 16335
- R Green, Labour Party, 15891
- J Hazell, Referendum Party, 1776
- L Basker, Natural Law Party, 148
- Lib Dem gain, majority 1551
2001 General Election
- R Russell, Lib Dems, 18627
- K Bentley, Conservative Party, 13074
- Chris Fegan, Labour Party, 10925
- Roger Lord, UK Independence Party, 631
- Len Overy-Owen, Green Party, 479
- Lib Dem hold, majority 5553
2005 General Election
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External links
- Bob Russell MP (http://www.bob-russell.co.uk/) official site
- ePolitix - Bob Russell (http://www.epolitix.com/EN/MPWebsites/Bob+Russell)
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Bob Russell MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4570,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Bob Russell MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/bob_russell/colchester)