Draft:Sam Collins (Broadcaster)

Samuel Peter William Collins[1] is a Black[2] British Motorsport broadcaster and journalist. Since [insert year] he has been a component of Formula 1's in-house broadcasting and coverage as part of F1 TV. He is also a North Herts District Councillor for Hitchin's Highbury ward and the Liberal Democrat Prospective parliamentary candidate for Hitchin at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

Sam Collins
North Herts District Councillor for Hitchin Highbury ward
Assumed office
3 May 2018
Personal details
Alma materOxford Brookes University

Education

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Motorsport Journalism

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Collins was Deputy Editor of Racecar Engineering Magazine from 2005 to 2017.

Political Career

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Collins joined the Liberal Democrats in 2016, after the Brexit Referendum.[3] He was first elected as the councillor for Hitchin Highbury in 2018,[4] gaining the seat from the Conservatives. He was re-elected at elections in 2022 and 2024.[5][6]

Collins was selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Hitchin and Harpenden constituency in 2019. He came second by 6,895 votes, but increased the Liberal Democrat vote share to 35.4%, an increase of 24.8% of total vote share on the prior election.[7]

It was announced in 2022 that Collins would be the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the new Hitchin constituency at the next general election.[8]

Personal Life

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Collins was born in Camden.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hitchin Highbury" (PDF). North Hertfordshire District Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'At one point Lewis Hamilton and me were the only two black drivers in British motor sport' says St Ippolyts Formula 1 expert encouraged by rise of Stevenage's four-time world champion". The Comet. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  3. ^ "North Herts Sam". northhertssam.com. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - North Hertfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2022 - North Hertfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ "Election results by Wards,2 May 2024". democracy.north-herts.gov.uk. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ "Hitchin & Harpenden parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ Yousif, Layth (2022-01-06). "Exclusive: Sam Collins crowned as Lib Dems Hitchin candidate to fight next General Election". Hitchin Nub News. Retrieved 2024-05-25.