Roger Mark Casale (born 22 May 1960) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Wimbledon, England from 1997 to 2005.
Roger Casale | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wimbledon | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Goodson-Wickes |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (until 2017) |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
| Committees | European Scrutiny Committee |
In June 2013, Casale founded New Europeans, a pro-EU campaigning group.[1]
Early life edit
He was educated at King's College School, Hurstpierpoint College, Brasenose College, Oxford, and Johns Hopkins University.[citation needed]
Political career edit
He gained the Wimbledon seat at the 1997 general election, one of the surprise results of the Labour landslide as Wimbledon had only ever previously been won by the Labour Party at the 1945 general election. Casale successfully retained the seat with a slightly increased majority at the 2001 general election but lost it to the Conservatives at the 2005 general election.[2]
After Parliament edit
Since losing his seat Casale has run his own parliamentary advisors company, Roger Casale Associates Ltd. In June 2013, Casale founded New Europeans, a pro-EU campaigning group.[1]
In May 2017, Casale resigned from Labour in order to contest the Vauxhall constituency, held by Kate Hoey, a pro-Brexit Labour MP.[3][4] For this purpose, Casale announced the creation of Yes2Europe as a new political party.[5] Lambeth for Europe, the local pro-EU group, did not endorse Casale, instead opting for the Liberal Democrat candidate, George Turner.[6] In the end, Casale did not contest the constituency in the 2017 general election.[7]
In 2019, Casale joined Change UK and became a candidate for the party in the 2019 European Parliament election, contesting the seven-member constituency of East of England.[8] The party polled 3.7%; he was the last candidate on Change UK's party list for the constituency and was not elected.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "We are New Europeans | Politics @ Surrey". Blogs.surrey.ac.uk. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Roger Casale: Electoral history and profile". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Roger Casale resigns from the British Labour Party". Europa United. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "2017 General Election – List of Candidates | Coffee House". Coffee House. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Roger Casale, former labour MP, announces the creation of the new pro European Party in UK Yes2Europe | Press Club Brussels Europe". www.pressclub.be. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "George Turner endorsed by Lambeth For Europe". Lambeth Lib Dems. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Vauxhall parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Speare-Cole, Rebecca (23 April 2019). "Change UK candidates for European Elections 2019: Who is standing?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Staff Reporter (26 May 2019). "Harlow voters back The Brexit Party in European Elections". Your Harlow. Retrieved 28 May 2019.