Bobby Dean

For the baseball player, see Bobby Dean (baseball).

Bobby Warren Dean^[1] (born 1989 or 1990)^[2] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington since 2024.^[3]

Councillor Bobby Dean MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Carshalton and Wallington
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Elliot Colburn
Majority	7,905 (16.9%)
Member of Sutton London Borough Council for The Wrythe
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2022
Personal details
Born	Bobby Warren Dean 1989 or 1990 (age 35–36)
Political party	Liberal Democrat
Alma mater	Goldsmiths, University of London University College London

Early life

Dean is from Essex, where he was raised in a council house. His father was a scaffolder and his mother worked as a cleaner.^[2] Dean attended Colchester Sixth Form College. He read International Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, graduating in 2011. He later completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Public Policy at University College London (UCL) in 2022.^[4][5]

Career

Dean runs his own small business advising charities tackling global poverty.^[6] He has been a councillor on Sutton London Borough Council for The Wrythe ward since 2022.^[6]

Personal life

Dean moved to Deptford, South London in 2008. He now lives in Carshalton with his wife Gemma and their dog.^[7]