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Callum Anderson

Callum Anderson
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Buckingham and Bletchley
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency created
Majority2,421 (5.0%)
Member of Ealing London Borough Council for South Acton
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Personal details
Born
Callum Bradley Anderson

1991 or 1992 (age 32–33)
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham (BSc)

Callum Bradley Anderson (born 1991 or 1992)[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham and Bletchley since 2024.

Early life and career

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Anderson was born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire to a black father and white mother.[2][3] He was raised by his mother, a shopworker, in a council house.

In 2013, Anderson received a Bachelor of Science in Economics with German from the University of Birmingham.[4] He has worked as a policy adviser to the London Stock Exchange and City of London Corporation, having previously worked for several think tanks.[5][6]

Before being elected as an MP, Anderson worked at London Stock Exchange Group plc.[7]

Political career

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Anderson joined the Labour Party at 18 years old.[3] He has been a member of Labour's National Policy Forum, supported by Labour to Win, and the BAME Labour Network executive.[8][9]

Anderson stood as a Labour candidate at the 2019 general election, finishing second-place in his former home constituency of South West Bedfordshire. He expressed support for a second EU referendum during the election campaign.[10]

He unsuccessfully applied to be a Londonwide candidate for the 2021 London Assembly election,[11] and the Parliamentary candidate for Stevenage in 2022.[12]

Anderson was elected as a Member of Ealing London Borough Council for South Acton in 2022. In Ealing, he has been a school governor and one of the Council's Race Equality Commissioners.[13]

At the 2024 general election, Anderson was elected as the first MP for the new Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.[14] He defeated Conservative Iain Stewart, who had served as MP for one of its predecessor constituencies.[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Crick, Michael (23 February 2024). "BUCKINGHAM & BLETCHLEY: Callum Anderson, 32..." X.
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9WFuUDrmE
  3. ^ a b Murrer, Sally (5 July 2024). "Labour Party's Callum Anderson claims Buckingham and Bletchley seat at 2024 General Election". The Bucks Herald.
  4. ^ "Callum Anderson - ResPublica". ResPublica - society · prosperity · virtue. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ joe (5 July 2024). "Britain's new MPs and government: FinTech election afternoon update - From the Innovate Finance Policy Team". Innovate Finance – The Voice of Global FinTech. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ Norford, Olga (24 May 2024). "Callum Anderson launches campaign to become Labour MP for Buckingham and Bletchley". MKCitizen.
  7. ^ "Register of Members' Interests - Callum Anderson". parliament.uk.
  8. ^ Rodgers, Sienna (25 July 2021). "Pro-Starmer Labour to Win celebrates gains at London Labour conference". LabourList. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. ^ Edobor, Callum Anderson, Martin (2 June 2020). "Labour BAME Network: United we stand, divided we fall". LabourList. Retrieved 31 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ LabourList (14 November 2019). "The list of Labour candidates signed up to the Remain pledge". LabourList. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ Rodgers, Sienna (16 July 2019). "Full list: Labour's London Assembly selection candidates". LabourList. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Labour selects candidate for the most important seat on election night: Buckingham and Bletchley". Labour List. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Take part in the Race Equality Commission meeting". Around Ealing. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Buckingham and Bletchley | General Election 2024 He was elected to Ealing Council for the ward of South Acton in 1922. | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  15. ^ Hainey, Fionnula (4 July 2024). "Buckingham and Bletchley general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Buckingham and Bletchley results". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ "South Acton ward councillor standing down to focus on Parliament role". EALING.NEWS. EALING.NEWS. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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