Since 1976, I have been a Conservative councillor for the Christchurch ward. I am currently the leader of the majority Conservative Group and leader of the council .

My areas of responsibility are the council's strategic vision, overseeing council performance and achievement of political priorities, budget strategy, local strategic partnership and community plan, modernisation of local government, new political structures and constitution and liaison with business.

I live in the Christchurch ward, and have lived in or close to it since 1969, having moved here in that year from West Yorkshire. I currently live in London Road.

When first a member of the council, I was most involved with housing, becoming the Chairman of the Housing and Health Committee, once under Conservative control and once under no overall control. It was during the first chairmanship that the "Help on Hand " emergency communication system was developed for council tenants and private customers.

I was Vice-Chairman of the Arts and Recreation Committee at the time the decision was taken to build Spectrum. At the time, it was not a universally popular decision in the Christchurch ward. However, in the more than ten years it has been open, the objections have disappeared, and it is now a popular facility of a very high standard.

I am currently a member of the Board of the Surrey Probabtion Service.

You can contact me by email, telephone or letter.  My details are in the Councillor database.