I moved to Westbere 50 years ago and was elected as a City Councillor in 2011.

I live in Swalecliffe ward and my children grew up here. It is our home and I am as proud of and passionate about it as you are.

I have represented Tankerton since 2011 having previously taken a keen interest in the role the local authority plays in the area, wider town and district for some time, be it working as a local journalist, playing an active part in local groups or just as someone who is interested through having had ancestors in the town since at least 1725.