Robin Page (born May 1943) is a farmer, journalist, political activist and former television presenter.
Born in Barton, Cambridgeshire, Page presented One Man and His Dog, a television show featuring sheepdog trials.[1] He is also Chairman of the Countryside Restoration Trust and a columnist for the Daily Telegraph.[2]
Page was elected to South Cambridgeshire District Council as an independent in 1972, holding his seat until he resigned in 2006. He stood as the Conservative Party candidate in Bethnal Green and Bow at the 1979 general election, finishing in third place.
He stood in South Cambridgeshire for the Referendum Party in 1997, then joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP), standing in the Winchester by-election later the same year, and again in South Cambridgeshire at the 2005 general election.[3]
In 2002, Page was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred in a speech he gave at a fair in Gloucestershire, but was later released as police were of the opinion that no crime had been committed.
Page resigned from UKIP after not being selected as a party candidate for the East of England constituency at the 2009 European Elections, claiming that the party's MEPs were part of a "gravy train", and that leader Nigel Farage dominated the party excessively.[4] He joined the UK First Party, and was the lead candidate on their list in the East of England.[1]
In the 2010 general election he stood for a third time in South Cambridgeshire, as an independent.[5]
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bethnal Green and Bow | Conservative | 5,567 | 19.5 |
| 1997 | South Cambridgeshire | Referendum Party | 3,300 | 6.1 |
| Winchester by-election, 1997 | Winchester | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 521 | 1.0 |
| 2005 | South Cambridgeshire | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,556 | 3.0 |
| 2009 European Election | East of England | UK First Party | 38,185 | 2.4 |
| 2010 | South Cambridgeshire | Independent | 1,968 | 3.3 |