Sir Bob Russell

Sir Bob Russell

Constituency

Colchester

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Sir Bob

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5150
susan.hislop@parliament.uk

Constituency

Magdalen Hall, Wimpole Road, Colchester, CO1 2DE
Tel: 01206 506600
Fax: 01206 506610
info@bobrussell.org.uk

Web & Social media

Biography

Electoral history

Post Date
Member for Colchester 1997-
Contested Sudbury & Woodbridge General Election 1974
Contested Colchester General Election 1979

Parliamentary career

Post Date
Opposition Whip (Commons) 2005-10
Shadow Minister (Defence) 2005-10

Select committees

Post House Date
Defence Committee Commons 2011-
Armed Forces Bill Committee Commons 2011-
Administration Committee Commons 2010-11
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Commons 2010-
Panel of Chairs Commons 2009-10
Home Affairs Committee Commons 2006-10
Armed Forces Bill Committee Commons 2005-06
Regulatory Reform Commons 2005-06
Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) Commons 2004-04
Home Affairs Committee Commons 1998-05

Political interests

Environment, local and regional government, sport, transport, animal welfare, voluntary sector, youth organisations, defence

Countries of interest

St Helena

General Election 2010 General Election - Colchester

Name Party Votes Share Change
Russell, Bob LD 22151 48.01% 0.3%
Quince, Will Con 15169 32.88% 0.8%
Newell, Jordan Lab 5680 12.31% -7.9%
Pitts, John UKIP 1350 2.93%
Chaney, Sidney BNP 705 1.53%
Lynn, Peter Green 694 1.50%
Bone, Eddie Eng Dem 335 0.73%
Noble, Garryck Essex 35 0.08%
Shaw, Paul Ind 20 0.04% 0.0%
Majority 6982 15.13%
Turnout 46139 62.30%
Electorate 74064
Result LD Hold

See Briefing Papers General Election 2010 for detailed results.