Councillor Nigel C Ashton
North Somerset Council A unitary authority Leader
Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel Chairman 2012 -18
Avon Fire and Rescue Improvement Board Member
West of England Local Enterprise Partnership Member
North Somerset Strategic Partnership People and Communities Board Chairman
Local Government Association Wellbeing and Communities Board Member
Port Marine Management Ltd Chairman
North Somerset Public Health Executive member
North Somerset Health and Wellbeing Board Chairman
Twitter: @NigelCAshton
Nigel.ashton@n-somerset.gov.uk
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First elected to Woodspring District Council May 1991, this then became North Somerset Unitary Authority in 1996-97.
Elected leader of Conservative Group in November 2006 and then leader of North Somerset Council after the local elections in May 2007.
North Somerset leader on “West of England” (sub regional government) since May 2007.
Elected Vice Chairman of South West England Strategic Leaders Board, (regional government) March 2009- 2011
Chairman of North Somerset Strategic Partnership from 2007 to 2014, still a member of the Board and now chairman of the People and Communities Board
Director of West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, elected vice chairman 2012- 2014
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Although I was born in Egypt and raised abroad for most of my childhood, I was educated locally at Clifton College and then the London College of Business Studies. I then went on to work for the British Printing Corporation, Dalgety and the Imperial Group. After working in London and the USA, I moved to North Somerset in 1986. My business experience has enabled me to play a major role in improving the cost effectiveness of the local Council. I was elected as Councillor for the Gordano Ward in 1991 and became Leader of the Conservative Group in November 2006. I have also served as a non-executive director of the local NHS Primary Care Trust and Chairman of the training academy.
I enjoy reading, golf and walking through the Gordano Valley and along the coastal paths. I am determined to continue to protect the local environment and countryside.
Protection of our villages and surrounding countryside is something that is easy to take for granted. The recent debates on the green belt in the Gordano Valley and across North Somerset, shows that it is something we must always be aware of. However, protecting the villages is not just about the green belt, of course people want to develop and improve their homes and properties, but most realise it must not be at the expense of the character of the surroundings. In many villages in the valley, there has been an increase in outside developers trying to build additional houses on every spare garden with little regard to the community. I will continue to support local communities in opposing insensitive development.
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