[2] In 1997, Allan unseated Irvine Patnick of the Conservative Party achieving a majority of 8,221 with a swing of 15.3%.

He was succeeded by future Lib Dem leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, for whom he acted as campaign manager.

[6] From June 2009 to September 2019 Allan was employed by Facebook as Director of Policy in Europe, responsible for representing the company and lobbying EU governments on matters of concern to it.

[12] He is a visiting fellow of the Oxford Internet Institute[6] and deputy chairman of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.

Rosie Mae Allan, born on 30 September 1988, and twin daughters with his current partner.