has been the Conservative Member of for Romford since 2001, being reelected in 2019 with a majority of 17,893.
The constituency of Romford is located on the outer north eastern edges of and contains the communities of Romford, Gidea Park, and Collier Row in the London Borough of Havering. Romford is well known for it snooker clubs where a number of leading players such as Steve Davis honed their trade.
Although Romford is a traditional Conservative seat, where many of the population participated in the Thatcher government’s Right to Buy Scheme, the seat was gained by Labour in the 1997 . In 2019, the won here comfortably though with close to 65% of the vote. In contrast to many other areas of London, a massive 69% of voters backed Brexit here in the 2016 EU Referendum.
Rosindell was born in Romford in 1966. He went to school locally at Rise Park and Marshalls Park. His mother was reported to be a school dinner lady. He joined the at the age of 14.
He previously served as a councillor in Romford for eleven years, representing Chase Cross & Havering-atte-Bower between 1990 and 2002.
Rosindell is a member of the St. Edward The Confessor Church in Romford Market Place. He is a member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.
is positioned on the right of the and was a strong supporter of leaving the in the 2016 referendum. He was previously the international director of the . He consistently opposed ‘s Brexit withdrawal agreement.
The consistently opposed ‘s Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Rosindell is now one of just a few MPs who supports the return of the death penalty.
He backed in the 2019 leadership .
He remained supportive of the prime minister in 2022, stating on in relation to partygate, that people should move on from discussing garden parties and cake, arguing, “Are we going to drag another prime minister out of office over something like that?”. He then added, “Lots of people break the law in small ways, sometimes unintentionally … He’s not robbed a bank – this is getting out of control.”
Having previously stood for the Glasgow Provan seat in 1992 accompanied by his pit bull dog, who was dressed in a union jack outfit, Rosindell sees himself as a staunch patriot. He is interested in flags and heraldry.
has previously campaigned for the BBC to play the at the end of every day. In early 2022, rival broadcaster announced plans to kick off its daily programmes with the anthem.
is Chair of more All Party Parliamentary Groups than any other MP.
He is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Australia and New Zealand; the ; Canada; the Caribbean; Central America; Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory); the Channel Islands; the Commonwealth; the Isle of Man; Liechtenstein; Montserrat; Norfolk Island; Pacific Islands; Pitcairn Islands; San Marino; Switzerland; Flags and Heraldry; Greyhounds; Historic Counties; Philately; the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee; St George’s Day; and Zoos and Aquariums.
is Vice Chair of the on Armenia; as well as on Catalonia; Cayman Islands; Denmark; the Faroe Islands; Gibraltar; Greenland; Hong Kong; Norway; Taiwan; Tunisia; Business Travel; Celtic Nations; Cross Rail; International Conservations; Reuniting Britain post Brexit; and Taxis
Email: andrew.rosindell.mp@.uk
Personal Website: www.andrew.rosindell.com
Twitter: @AndrewRosindell
Unless the Tories pick a Remainer for London mayor, they’ll be slaughtered
