Colin was born, raised and lives in Lakenheath. Colin sat on the former Forest Heath District Council, now West Suffolk Council , from 2011 until May 2023, and represented Lakenheath. He has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Performance and Audit Committee. At Suffolk County Council Colin has held senior roles as cabinet member for Adults and Finance and later as Leader of the Council.
Colin is elected to the Conservative Board of the Local Government Association and has served two terms on the LGA Community Well-being Board and is now a member of the People and Places Board. Colin has also been the national spokesperson for Health and Social Care for the County Council Network. He is also a LGA National Peer and regularly undertakes work to review the performance of other councils across the country, mentoring several Leaders and Councillors in senior roles and deliver Councillor training courses.
He is a Board member of the Eastern Powerhouse. Colin was Deputy Chairman, Political Chairman and President of the West Suffolk Association and Chairman of Norwich Conservatives. He has served in all the senior Area and Regional Conservative Party roles and is now the Eastern Region Chairman for the Conservative Party.
Away from politics, Colin is a third-generation builder and uses his 38-year experience working in business as a consultant to several businesses. He lives in Lakenheath with his partner of 26 years, Lisa. He enjoys playing golf, watching football, cycling, and swimming, reading history and going to the theatre and concerts. Colin says: “Representing the area I grew up in is a great honour. I work hard to solve residents’ problems, using my experience and skills to help the council be more efficient, and keeping Council Tax as low as possible is why I got involved in the first place. I have a passion for seeing the villages of Row Heath Division that stretch from Lakenheath to Higham, be vibrant communities for all young families and older residents alike. As our villages grow, local jobs, social housing, infrastructure, and facilities such as GP surgery services need to be increased in capacity to keep pace”.
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