Personal Information

I was first elected to Penistone Town Council in 1987 and represent the Cubley and Springvale ward. I was Mayor of Penistone in 2000-2001 and again in 2007-2008. I also represented the Penistone West ward of Barnsley Council from 1995 to 2003, when I stood as a Labour Party candidate in the Barnsley Council elections, however Penistone Town Council business is largely non-political.

I chaired the governing body of Penistone Grammar School from 1997 to 2007, and although no longer a governor of the school, I follow with interest the progress of the school re-building programme.