About me
Political
I joined the Liberal Democrats while a student in Manchester. I moved to Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, in 2007, and in August 2008 I was elected to Hebden Royd Town Council, representing West End ward. The election result was a Lib Dem gain from Labour. I serve on several of the council’s committees, and since July 2009 have been chair of the Allotments committee.
My political interests include the environment, public transport, and planning issues which affect the local area. I am also active within the Liberal Democrats nationally, and have spoken on several occasions at the national conference on subjects ranging from transport to education. I am a member of the Green Lib Dems, DELGA and ALDES. Outside the party, I am a member of Liberty.
In October 2009 I became chair of Upper Calder Valley Lib Dems. The branch covers Calder and Luddendenfoot wards, centred around the townships of Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge, although the area actually stretches all the way from Friendly in the East to the fringes of Todmorden in the West.
I was closely involved with the campaign to get Hilary Myers elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Calder Valley in May 2010 which saw a massive swing to the Lib Dems, but unfortunately not enough for us to take the seat.
Personal
I am originally from Sussex, but spent the first decade of my adult life in and around Liverpool and Manchester. I settled in Hebden Bridge, West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2007.
By day I work in Steeton, near Keighley, as a software engineer and team leader, developing Linux-based HDTV set-top boxes.
I am an avid reader of Private Eye and novels, and can often be found listening to Radio 4 or 6 Music. As if I didn’t already have enough to do, I am also involved in Scouting in the Pennine Calder district, and am musical director of Todmorden Gang Show.
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