Education
Born in Glasgow in 1980, McKeever was educated at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, an independent school. He subsequently studied Law at Durham University and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
Born in Glasgow in 1980, McKeever was educated at Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, an independent school. He subsequently studied Law at Durham University and graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
He contested the Harborough constituency in 2010 and the Northampton South constituency in 2015. He then went to study the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School, which he received in 2005. McKeever was later called to the bar at Inner Temple, allowing him to practice law in England and Wales as a barrister.
Public Relations McKeever was employed as a Communications Consultant for property development firm Bee Bee Developments, which specialises in urban regeneration.
He later worked as a Consultant at Luther Pendragon, where his clients included National Grid Property and Baxter Healthcare. He also led lobbying efforts for white-goods trade body the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances.
He later became a Director at Bell Pottinger Public Affairs where he was responsible for local government and planning issues. He was responsible for setting up Portland Local which focuses on local government, community and stakeholder campaigns.
McKeever was the Labour Party candidate at the, where he stood in the Harborough constituency, a seat which has been held by the Conservative Party since 1950.
The seat was subsequently held by Conservative Edward Garnier, who later served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 2010 to 2012. On 24 November 2014, Kevin was selected as Labour"s prospective parliamentary candidate for Northampton South by the local party. With the retirement of incumbent Member of Parliament Brian Binley, Northampton Borough Council leader David Mackintosh was selected to be the Conservative candidate, with restaurateur Sadik Chaudhury being selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate, retired civil servant Rose Gibbins fighting the seat for UKIP, nurse Julie Hawkins contesting the seat for the Green Party and local businessman Kevin Willsher standing as an independent.
Throughout the campaign, McKeever made great use of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter in order to further his campaign as well as appearing in local hustings alongside the other candidates.
Like the national campaign, the election was thought to be close between the two candidates, with pollster YouGov claiming the constituency to be "too close to call". After the general election, McKeever endorsed Andy Burnham and Caroline Flint in the Labour leadership and deputy leadership elections, respectively.
On 18 February 2016, McKeever was selected as Labour"s candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire, the elections for which will take place on 5 May 2016.
At the election, he came third having won 6,981 (127%) votes decreasing Labour"s share of the vote by 6.6%. While a traditionally Conservative seat, Labour has previously won the constituency in the 1997 and 2001 general elections, thus giving McKeever a better chance of winning than his effort in Harborough. Kevin eventually went on to win 12,370 votes (318), placing him a mere 3,793 votes behind winner David Mackintosh, increasing Labour"s share of the vote by 6.4%.
