Simon Grover

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Simon Grover
St Albans District Councillor for St Peter's Ward
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Personal details
Born
Simon Grover

(1966-11-25) 25 November 1966 (age 57)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Political party The Green Party
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Simon Grover (born 25 November 1966) is a British actor, writer and communications consultant. [1] He is also a Green Party [2] councillor on St Albans City & District Council, representing St Peter's ward. [3]

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As an actor, he played main characters in two BBC children's series: Gigglebiz and Tweenies . He appeared in the feature film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), in which he played a Death Eater. He has also written for children's television series, including Waybuloo , Fimbles , Bobinogs , Big Cook, Little Cook , Fun Song Factory , Driver Dan's Story Train , and Planet Cook.

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Bill's New Frock Bill's DadSpecial
1999–2002 Tweenies Max
Judy
2004ShortTall Business ClerkShort
2009–2013 Gigglebiz Ensemble
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Death Eater
2010 London Boulevard Porter at StorageUncredited

Political Career

Grover has represented St Peter's ward on St Albans City and District council since the 2011 elections, [4] having been re-elected in 2012, [5] 2016, [6] 2021 [7] and 2023. [8] As of the 2023 St Albans City and District Council elections, Grover is no longer the sole Green on the council. He now leads the Council's Green Party Group. [3]

He was the Green Party's candidate to represent St Albans in the UK parliament at the 2019 general election, coming fourth, [9] [10] and the 2024 general election. [11] Grover came fifth in 2024, but earned 6.3% of the votes, an increase of 4.6% and the highest number of votes for the Green Party in the St Albans constituency. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Simon Grover - Director". Quietroom. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "St Albans Green Party". St Albans District Green Party. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Councillor details - Councillor Simon Grover". stalbans.gov.uk. 3 July 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2011 - St Albans". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - St Albans". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2016 - St Albans". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2021 - St Albans". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2023 - St Albans". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated (St Albans Constituency)" (PDF). stalbans.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2019.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ "2019 General Election - St Albans Constituency". parliament.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated - St Albans" (PDF). St Albans City and District Council. 7 June 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "St Albans parliamentary constituency - Election 2024" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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