Roy Shaw (politician)

Roy Shaw
Leader of Camden Council
In office
1975–1982
Preceded byFrank Dobson
Succeeded byPhil Turner
Labour Group Leader on Camden Council
In office
1975–1982
Preceded byFrank Dobson
Succeeded byPhil Turner
Mayor of Camden
In office
1999–2000
Preceded byBob Hall
Succeeded byHeather Johnson
Camden councillor for Haverstock
In office
2002–2007
Succeeded byMatt Sanders
Camden councillor for Grafton
In office
1965–2002
Personal details
Born
Roy Edwin Shaw

(1925-07-21)21 July 1925
Hampstead, London, England
Died4 January 2008(2008-01-04) (aged 82)
Political partyLabour

Roy Edwin Shaw OBE (21 July 1925 – 4 January 2008)[1][2] was a Labour Party politician in London, England. He was the Leader of Camden London Borough Council from 1975 to 1982, serving on Camden Council and its predecessor councils continuously for 51 years until just before his death, making him the longest-serving councillor in the UK.[3] Shaw was known nationally as an expert on local government.[4]

  1. ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). The London Gazette. 31 December 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Shaw, Roy Edwin, (21 July 1925–4 Jan. 2008), Council Member, London Borough of Camden, 1964–2007 (Hon. Alderman, 2007); Mayor of Camden, 1999–2000". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u34564. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ Davies, Katie (24 January 2008). "Friends say goodbye to country's longest serving councillor". Hampstead Highgate Express.
  4. ^ Davies, Katie (10 January 2008). "Selfless and brilliant: Tributes flow for Roy". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 16 May 2022.