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| Name/Contact: | Community: | Councillor/Candidate for: | About/Bio: | ||
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| Cllr Maggie Sutton |  | Takeley | With long ties to Takeley, Maggie is an experienced campaigner on many issues which directly affect residents, which help her role as a district councillor and the UDC Portfolio Holder for Communities. | ||
| Cllr Deryk Eke |  | Saffron Walden Town Audley | Deryk is a former Chartered Civil Engineer who lives in Saffron Walden. During his career he has delivered many major £billon infrastructure projects worldwide. As a councillor, his experience is an asset in working to solve the major infrastructure issues we face. | ||
| Cllr James de Vries |  | Saffron Walden Town Shire | An Uttlesford resident since 1985, James has a background in aviation and specialises in commercial IT. He’s an experienced councillor and town mayor. He has spearheaded local business networking initiatives. | ||
| Cllr Sandi Merifield |  | Stebbing | Long time Stebbing resident Sandi is an experienced parish and district councillor. She volunteers in the community, helped organise Stebbing Fete for many years, and is the local Poppy Appeal coordinator. | ||
| Cllr Neil Reeve |  | Broad Oak & Hallingburys | Neil is a Chartered Engineer of 40+ years and previously the chair of an ISO standards body. At UDC he leads the Economy, Investment and Corporate Strategy portfolios, and has been instrumental in restoring the council’s financial health and championing investment in local jobs. | ||
| Cllr John Evans |  | Felsted & Stebbing | Solicitor John has lived in Stebbing for 30 years. He’s an advocate for residents having a stronger say in what happens locally. He’s used his position as a district councillor and UDC portfolio holder for Planning, Infrastructure, and the Local Plan to do just that. | ||
| Cllr Geof Driscoll |  | Broad Oak & Hallingburys | Geof has lived in Uttlesford for 20+ years. After a 30 year career in senior management in road-haulage, he is now vice-chair of Uttlesford District Council, where he also sits on the scrutiny, governance, and audit committees, highways panel, and housing board. | ||
| Cllr Patrick Lavelle |  | Great Dunmow Town South | As mayor of Great Dunmow, Patrick works to put his town first. As a UDC councillor he chairs Licensing and Environment Health, and on the Investment Board has helped fix UDC’s finance. A career in pharma gives Patrick perspective into our region’s most important industry and UDC’s investment in Chesterford Research Park. | ||
| Cllr Arthur Coote |  | Saffron Walden Audley | Director of the Bell Nursery Arthur has worked as a child carer and early years educator for 30+ years, and has spent most of his life working for local communities. He lives in Saffron Walden, and is a town & district councillor and former Mayor. | ||
| Cllr Richard Porch |  | Saffron Walden Town Castle & Little Walden | Successful businessman Richard has chaired a number of companies during his career. He is an experienced councillor and mayor with a long history of active involvement with a number of charities. He has lived in Saffron Walden for 20+ years with his family. | ||
| Cllr Martin Foley |  | Thaxted and the Eastons | Long-time Thaxted resident Martin has been a UDC councillor since 1995. He’s a visible campaigner for our rural environment against over-development and to save our local libraries from ECC cuts, even also becoming a county councillor in 2021 to hold them to account. | ||
| Cllr Mike Tayler |  | Sampfords | Dr Mike is a well-known and respected GP from the Thaxted Practice who delivered healthcare to the residents of surrounding villages from 1986 until he recently retired. He became a district councillor in 2019. He is a strong supporter of environmental causes. | ||
| Cllr Bianca Donald |  | Elsenham and Henham | Bianca has taught in Uttlesford schools since 2004 and knows many local parents. As an Elsenham resident, parish and district councillor, she serves on the New Village Hall and playground refurbishment committees. She’s an avid grassroots sports participant, previously netball and now rounders. | ||
| Cllr Petrina Lees |  | Elsenham & Henham | Elsenham resident Petrina is the Leader of UDC where she’s leading R4U’s improvement programme. Before that she enjoyed a 30-year career in nursing. She’s a tireless volunteer and campaigner for her community and been on the leadership team of Save Our Villages for 11 years. | ||
| Cllr Stewart Luck |  | Debden & Wimbish | A Debden resident for over 40 years, Stewart is a district and parish councillor. At UDC he serves on the scrutiny and governance committees, and is topic lead for aviation. He’s a qualified Jumbo pilot and STEM ambassador, and an active organiser of community activities, events and volunteering programmes. | ||
| Cllr Richard Freeman |  | Saffron Walden Castle | Experienced councillor Richard Freeman lives in Saffron Walden, where he restored the Town Hall, purchased trees and salt bins, supported Bridge End Gardens and has worked tirelessly to ensure that developers have finally provided a safe playground at Tudor Park and two new playing fields in Lime Avenue. | ||
| Cllr Paul Gadd |  | Saffron Walden Town Audley | Saffron Walden resident Paul is Leader of the Town Council and Essex County Councillor for the Saffron Walden Division. He was first elected in 2015. Professionally he is a retired lawyer and is very active in the local community. | ||
| Cllr Judy Emanuel |  | Newport | Experienced District and Newport Parish councillor and resident Judy has a career background is in IT consultancy and project management in financial services. She’s highly active in the Newport ward, supporting the community, local charities and schools, and serving on the Neighbourhood Plan group. | ||
| Cllr Neil Hargreaves |  | Newport | Long-time Newport resident Neil is a Chartered Accountant. He’s a councillor at UDC, where he’s Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Budgets. He chaired the successful joint villages’ Neighbourhood Plan and is now working on a refreshed version. | ||
| Cllr Alex Armstrong |  | Great Dunmow North | Dunmow resident Alex is a district and town councillor. At UDC he is the portfolio holder for Sport, Leisure and the Arts. He was Chair of the Dunmow Town Team for 2 years and served on the Havering Chamber of Commerce for 10 years. | ||
| Cllr Patrick Hawke-Smith |  | Saffron Walden Town Shire | Town councillor Patrick lives in Saffron Walden and is actively involved as a volunteer with several local organisations. He is a professional fundraiser, working for a medical research charity. | ||
| Cllr Melon (Jubeyuir) Ahmed |  | Saffron Walden Shire | After 30 years in Saffton Walden with his family, many residents know and respect town and district councillor Melon (Jubeyuir) Ahmed. He’s the man behind a number of the town’s Indian restaurants, including The Spice on Rowntree Way. | ||
| Cllr Alex Reeve |  | Saffron Walden Audley | Saffron Walden town and district councillor Alex has been a primary and secondary teacher for over 20 years. He currently manages and teaches English at the Uttlesford Pop-up School for Ukrainian refugees. He’s a trustee of the town’s Youth Outreach Programme. | ||
| Cllr Mark Coletta |  | Takeley | Mark is an experienced railway engineer with a passion for science, heritage, and innovation. He’s a STEM Ambassador, family orientated, community focused and an amateur beekeeper. | ||
| Cllr Chloë Fiddy |  | Saffron Walden Shire | Saffron Walden resident and councillor Chloë worked as a Planning Officer at the Town Council and Climate Officer at UDC. She’s volunteered at the foodbank and is a trustee of Uttlesford Citizens Advice. | ||
| Cllr Richard Haynes |  | Thaxted and the Eastons | Richard has lived in Thaxted for 30 years. He has impeccable credentials to work to protect the ward from over-development. He’s an Essex Trustee of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and former Chartered Surveyor who has worked for DEFRA, English Heritage and Historic England. | ||
| Cllr Daniel McBirnie |  | Saffron Walden Shire | Saffron Walden councillor and resident Daniel has fought developers and won concessions for local people. He’s a former Army Lieutenant Colonel who’s provided MoD briefings to the government on Covid and Mental Health. | ||
| Cllr Ralph Meloy |  | Saffron Walden Town Shire | Ralph has lived locally for over 20 years and has retired from a career of charity, commercial and trade union work. He supports many local good causes and is committed to sustaining the Saffron Walden community. | ||
| Cllr Lucy Walker |  | Saffron Walden Town Audley | Saffron Walden resident and councillor Lucy has a law degree from Cambridge and has built a career in supporting children and families through roles in social care, fostering and adoption. | ||
| Cllr Jeanette Curtis |  | Saffron Walden Town Castle & Little Walden | Jeanette has lived and worked in Saffron Walden for 34 years, working for the NHS and in Social Care. Her various roles make her well qualified to support the Town Council in making decisions to maintain and expand services. | ||
| Cllr Kateryna Shotropa |  | Saffron Walden Town Shire | Kateryna has a financial and sales background and has lived in Saffron Walden with her family for 20 years. She’s originally from Ukraine and has worked hard over the past year to raise money and support those suffering from the war. | ||
| Cllr Denise Jones |  | Saffron Walden Town Shire | Denise has lived and worked in Saffron all her life. She attended Saffron Walden County High School, and has a large extended family in the area. | ||
| Cllr Dave McLellan |  | Saffron Walden Town Shire | Town councillor Dave has spent a career as a business analyst and project manager in financial services. He has lived in Saffron Walden for 22 years and volunteers for the local cinema and wildlife groups. | ||
| Cllr Geoff Bagnall |  | Takeley | Takeley resident and district councillor Geoff has had a career in fixing performance at financial companies, which are skills he’s used in his UDC roles as chair of the Local Plan Working Group and Investment Board. | ||
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