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Mid Sussex Constituency

President

Mike Wallace

37 Crescent Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8EH
01444 236 501

Chair

Bill Morrison

01444 412 916

Vice-Chair

Anna Hodgetts

01444 247 166

Treasurer

Robert Eggleston

Wykeham Ferndale Road Burgess Hill RH15 0HG
01444 242 953

Secretary

Mark Thorogood

01444 454 769

Membership Secretary

Steve Blanch

01444 415 725

Burgess Hill Branch

Chair

Sue Knight

01444 241 704

Secretary

David Shevels

01444 243 760

Treasurer

Mike Wallace

37 Crescent Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8EH
01444 236 501

Membership Secretary

Dianne Shevels

01444 243 760

East Grinstead Branch

Chair

Lee Marmara

A Director of a software company, has lived in East Grinstead for 26 years. He attended Halsford Park and Imberhorne schools in the town before going to Bristol University. He has recently moved his company office to the town and is interested in encouraging local small business development. In his spare time, Lee is a dedicated supporter of Gillingham Football Club.
01342 301 265
LeeMarmara@eglibdems.org.uk
http://www.eglibdems.org.uk

Vice Chair

James Baldwin

A former Mayor and Town Council Leader. He also served as a Chairman of Sackville Community College's Personnel Committee and as a District Councillor and County Councillor. James is Managing Director of an Audit Consultancy firm, having previously worked as a Senior Manager for BP. An Oxford graduate, James is married with three children and a life long resident of the Town.
Scarletts Sandy Lane East Grinstead RH19 3LP
01342 321 347
Baldwinjamesw@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.eglibdems.org.uk

Secretary

Alison Hill

01342 328 959
alisonhill@eglibdems.org.uk

Treasurer

Andrew Brock

01342 321 802
andrewbrock@eglibdems.org.uk

Membership Secretary

Gini Waddingham

Has lived in and around the East Grinstead area all her life. Both she and her husband attended Imberhorne School and they have two children who also have attended local schools. Ginnie has been very involved with community projects and has been a fundraiser for various local charities, including the East Grinstead branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ginnie also is a volunteer steward at the Town's Music and Arts Festival.
01342 326 627
ginniewaddingham@eglibdems.org.uk

Haywards Heath Branch

Chairman

Stephen Griffin

43 Wood Ride, Haywards Heath RH16 4NL
01444 455 904

Vice-Chair

Paul Lucraft

01444 417 846

Treasurer

Alison Stevenson

01444 482 198

Membership Secretary

Steve Blanch

01444 415 725

Council Group Leaders

Mid Sussex District Council group Leader

Graham Knight

40, Meadow Lane, Burgess Hill RH15 9JA
01444 241 704

East Grinstead Town Council Leader

James Baldwin

A former Mayor and Town Council Leader. He also served as a Chairman of Sackville Community College's Personnel Committee and as a District Councillor and County Councillor. James is Managing Director of an Audit Consultancy firm, having previously worked as a Senior Manager for BP. An Oxford graduate, James is married with three children and a life long resident of the Town.
Scarletts Sandy Lane East Grinstead RH19 3LP
01342 321 347
Baldwinjamesw@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.eglibdems.org.uk

Haywards Heath Town Council Lib Dems Leader

Christine McLean

Lyndon, Gower Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4PN
01444 454 093

Members of the European Parliament

Sharon Bowles MEP

Date of Birth: 10.06.1953 Education: Our Lady's Convent, Abingdon; Reading University (Chemical Physics with Mathematics); Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University (research into semiconductors) Experience: Chartered Patent Attorney; Registered Trade Mark Agent; European Patent Attorney ; Professional Representative before the Office for Harmonization of the Single Market (European Trade Mark and Designs Office) Parliamentary Experience: Candidate for Aylesbury, 1992 and 1997; European Candididate for Buckinghamshire and Oxford East, 1994; third on European List for SE region, 2000 and 2005, became MEP for SE region, May 2005. Marital status/children: Married to Andrew Horton (European Patent Attorney),
Address: Felden House Dower Mews High Street Berkhamsted HP4 2BL
01442 875 962
info@sharonbowles.org.uk
http://www.sharonbowles.org.uk

Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Emma Nicholson MEP) was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the South East region of England in June, 1999. She serves as: Vice President of the Foreign Affairs Committee Member, Human Rights Committee Rapporteur for Iraq Rapporteur for Romania http://www.europarl.eu.int/committees/femm_home.htm - Member, Interparliamentary delegation to Mashreq countries and the Gulf States - Member, European Parliament delegation to Euro-Mediterranean Forum. - Member, Stability Pact for South East Europe Parliamentary group - Substitute Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development http://www.europarl.eu.int/committees/agri_home.htm - Substitute Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee for Romania - Substitute member, Parliamentary Cooperation Committee for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia http://www.europarl.eu.int/delegations/noneurope/pcc/d16/default_en.htm She was created a Life Peer in 1997. In December 2002 she was voted 'MEP of the Year' in a poll of more than 20,000 people across 72 countries, conducted by the European Voice Newspaper. Emma has recently been rated as the joint most environmentally friendly MEP in the UK by a consortium of environmental groups led by Friends of the Earth. · Her NGO work includes the chairmanship of The AMAR International Charitable Foundation; Presidency of the Caine Prize for African Writing; Trusteeship of the Booker Prize for English fiction and of the Booker Prize for Russian Fiction. · She has been appointed as the World Health Organization Envoy on Health, Peace and Development. · Doctor Honoris Causa: North London University (now London Metropolitan University) for work in the field of higher education for the disabled; the "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara and the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, both for services to the enlargement of the European Union.
House of Lords LONDON SW1 0PW
enicholson@europarl.eu.int
http://www.emmanicholson.org.uk

County Councillors

East Grinstead Town

Margaret Collins

Lived in East Grinstead since 1969. Married with three married children. An Honours Graduate of the University of Sussex with an Advanced Diploma in the Education of Children with Special Educational needs, she has taught in Mainstream and Special Schools. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Methodist Church. She has served on West Sussex County Council since 1985 and the Town Council since 1995. Margaret was Town Mayor 1999/2000. She is a member of the West Sussex Valuation Tribunal & is Vice-Chairman of the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust. She is Chairman of the Governors of Sackville Community College and serves on the Neighbourhood Youth Committee. Margaret has served on the West Sussex County Council since 1985 and was the Education Committee Chairman 1993 -1997. She is Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Corporate Review. She has recently been the Chairman of the Working Group scrutinising the proposed reprovision of mental health services in the north of the county & has also been instrumental in the establishment of a County Council cross party Task Group looking into the respite provision for families of children with special needs. Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex - Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts - Vice Chairman of the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - A member of the West Sussex Valuation Tribunal - Governor of Sackville School - Member of the Neighbourhood Youth Committee - Member of the Methodist church
01342 324 296
margaretcollins@eglibdems.org.uk

Haywards Heath Town

Brian Hall

01444 450 347

District Councillors

(Ashenground)

Brian Hall

01444 450 347

Ashplats

Paul Johnson

Has lived in East Grinstead for 26 years, is a widower with 2 sons who were both educated at Sackville Community College. He was a Mid Sussex District Councillor for 6 years and has been a Town Councillor for the last 8 years, serving as the Chairman of the Planning Committee and is Chairman of Public Services. Mayor in 1997 - 98, Paul is also Chairman of E/G Music & Arts Festival, Town Council representation on St. Catherine's Hospice and a Sussex Police Lay Visitor.
01342 312 585
pauljohnson@eglibdems.org.uk

Ashplats

Alan Lord

Has lived in East Grinstead since 1941, widowed with four children all educated in East Grinstead, and was Town Mayor 2001 - 2002. Alan also has served as a Town Councillor for 8 years and as a District Councillor for 4 years. He is the Chairman of Governors at Estcots School, Chairman of Age Concern, local Alzheimer's Group and on the management committee of the Wallis Centre. Alan has served on all the Town Council Committees.
01342 325 149
alanlord@eglibdems.org.uk

Ashurst Wood

Stephen Barnett

Stephen has been a District Councillor since 1999 where he has served on Planning and Scrutiny committees and on several working groups, having previously served on its Leisure Services committee. Before becoming a member of the Town Council in 2003 Stephen was a founding member of Ashurst Wood Parish Council from 2000 until 2003. Stephen is also a school governor at Ashurst Wood Primary School which his children, now both at Sackville, attended. He is currently employed locally as a "Network Manager" by EDF Energy.
01342 326 001
stephenbarnett@eglibdems.org.uk

Baldwins

Bernard Gillbard

Married with two grown up sons, Bernard and his wife Janet have lived in East Grinstead for 21 years. He has worked with Ordnance Survey for the last 42 years. Bernard has served on the Town Council for seven years, the last four as chairman of The Planning Committee. Bernard represents the Town Council on the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign and on the Town Twinning Association Committee.
01342 325 184
bernardgillbard@eglibdems.org.uk

Herontye

Ian Dixon

Moved to East Grinstead 14 years ago, with his wife and two children, Ian is a Garden Centre Manager. Ian has served on the Town and District Council for 4 years. On the Town Council, he has been Chairman of Leisure & Tourism Committee and on the District Council is a member of North Area Plans, Employment, and Overview & Scrutiny committees. Ian is an active member of the Sackville Theatre Company, and for 2 years served on the Board of Chequer Mead Theatre & Arts Centre.
01342 317 213
iandixon@eglibdems.org.uk

Imberhorne

Jean Glynn MBE

A highly experienced District Councillor and former Mayor of East Grinstead. Her contribution to the people of East Grinstead and Mid Sussex has received recognition in a recent New Year's Honours List. Born and educated in the Town, Jean has a particular interest in community and environment issues. Jean is an accomplished pianist and keen supporter of Chequer Mead.
01342 322 967
jeanglynn@eglibdems.org.uk

Imberhorne

Barry Starmer

A Company Director who has lived in the Town for 12 years. Barry has served on his local Residents Association - Furpine - for a number of years. As a Councillor, Barry has a particular focus on Planning and Tourism issues. His spare time interests include a passion for vintage motorcycles.
01342 300 534
barrystarmer@eglibdems.org.uk

Town (East Grinstead)

James Joyce-Nelson

A Town Councillor since 1999 with wide experience of all its committees - has served as Vice-Chairman of both Planning and the Finance committees. He has represented the Council at the Market Towns convention and the National Association of Local Councils. James is heavily involved in "Town Twinning", is a school governor at Baldwins Hill Primary School and is Treasurer of the local Youth Football League.
01342 314 727
jamesjoyce-nelson@eglibdems.org.uk

Town (East Grinstead)

Edward Matthews

A Town councillor since 1995, was Deputy Mayor in 2001/2002 and Town Mayor 2002/2003. He has served on all the main committees. Edward was elected to Mid Sussex District Council in 1995 and has served on a variety of committees with a special interest in Planning Issues, especially affordable housing. Edward is a keen supporter of 'Advance' the East Grinstead based Charitable Trust that deals with Cerebral Palsy and a member of the Mid Sussex Badger Protection Society.
01342 301 002
edwardmatthews@eglibdems.org.uk

Burgess Hill Town Councillors

Franklands Ward

Heather Ross

Leylands Ward

Anne Jones

St Andrews Ward

Graham Cubitt

Meeds Ward

Kathy Dumbovic

East Grinstead Town Councillors

Town Mayor

Bernard Gillbard

Married with two grown up sons, Bernard and his wife Janet have lived in East Grinstead for 21 years. He has worked with Ordnance Survey for the last 42 years. Bernard has served on the Town Council for seven years, the last four as chairman of The Planning Committee. Bernard represents the Town Council on the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign and on the Town Twinning Association Committee.
01342 325 184
bernardgillbard@eglibdems.org.uk

Deputy Town Mayor

James Joyce-Nelson

A Town Councillor since 1999 with wide experience of all its committees - has served as Vice-Chairman of both Planning and the Finance committees. He has represented the Council at the Market Towns convention and the National Association of Local Councils. James is heavily involved in "Town Twinning", is a school governor at Baldwins Hill Primary School and is Treasurer of the local Youth Football League.
01342 314 727
jamesjoyce-nelson@eglibdems.org.uk

Town Council Leader

James Baldwin

A former Mayor and Town Council Leader. He also served as a Chairman of Sackville Community College's Personnel Committee and as a District Councillor and County Councillor. James is Managing Director of an Audit Consultancy firm, having previously worked as a Senior Manager for BP. An Oxford graduate, James is married with three children and a life long resident of the Town.
Scarletts Sandy Lane East Grinstead RH19 3LP
01342 321 347
Baldwinjamesw@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.eglibdems.org.uk

Ashplats Ward

Paul Johnson

Has lived in East Grinstead for 26 years, is a widower with 2 sons who were both educated at Sackville Community College. He was a Mid Sussex District Councillor for 6 years and has been a Town Councillor for the last 8 years, serving as the Chairman of the Planning Committee and is Chairman of Public Services. Mayor in 1997 - 98, Paul is also Chairman of E/G Music & Arts Festival, Town Council representation on St. Catherine's Hospice and a Sussex Police Lay Visitor.
01342 312 585
pauljohnson@eglibdems.org.uk

Ashplats Ward

Alan Lord

Has lived in East Grinstead since 1941, widowed with four children all educated in East Grinstead, and was Town Mayor 2001 - 2002. Alan also has served as a Town Councillor for 8 years and as a District Councillor for 4 years. He is the Chairman of Governors at Estcots School, Chairman of Age Concern, local Alzheimer's Group and on the management committee of the Wallis Centre. Alan has served on all the Town Council Committees.
01342 325 149
alanlord@eglibdems.org.uk

Baldwins

Bernard Gillbard

Married with two grown up sons, Bernard and his wife Janet have lived in East Grinstead for 21 years. He has worked with Ordnance Survey for the last 42 years. Bernard has served on the Town Council for seven years, the last four as chairman of The Planning Committee. Bernard represents the Town Council on the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign and on the Town Twinning Association Committee.
01342 325 184
bernardgillbard@eglibdems.org.uk

Baldwins Ward

Christine Mainstone

Christine has lived in East Grinstead since 1970 and has served as a member of the Town Council since 1995, where she has served as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee. Christine serves, at present, as a Town Council representative on Victim Support, East Grinstead Arts Festival Committee and the Christmas Promotions Committee.
01342 326 454
christinemainstone@eglibdems.org.uk

Baldwins Ward

Lee Marmara

A Director of a software company, has lived in East Grinstead for 26 years. He attended Halsford Park and Imberhorne schools in the town before going to Bristol University. He has recently moved his company office to the town and is interested in encouraging local small business development. In his spare time, Lee is a dedicated supporter of Gillingham Football Club.
01342 301 265
LeeMarmara@eglibdems.org.uk
http://www.eglibdems.org.uk

Herontye Ward

James Baldwin

A former Mayor and Town Council Leader. He also served as a Chairman of Sackville Community College's Personnel Committee and as a District Councillor and County Councillor. James is Managing Director of an Audit Consultancy firm, having previously worked as a Senior Manager for BP. An Oxford graduate, James is married with three children and a life long resident of the Town.
Scarletts Sandy Lane East Grinstead RH19 3LP
01342 321 347
Baldwinjamesw@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.eglibdems.org.uk

Herontye

Ian Dixon

Moved to East Grinstead 14 years ago, with his wife and two children, Ian is a Garden Centre Manager. Ian has served on the Town and District Council for 4 years. On the Town Council, he has been Chairman of Leisure & Tourism Committee and on the District Council is a member of North Area Plans, Employment, and Overview & Scrutiny committees. Ian is an active member of the Sackville Theatre Company, and for 2 years served on the Board of Chequer Mead Theatre & Arts Centre.
01342 317 213
iandixon@eglibdems.org.uk

Imberhorne Ward

Barry Starmer

A Company Director who has lived in the Town for 12 years. Barry has served on his local Residents Association - Furpine - for a number of years. As a Councillor, Barry has a particular focus on Planning and Tourism issues. His spare time interests include a passion for vintage motorcycles.
01342 300 534
barrystarmer@eglibdems.org.uk

Imberhorne Ward

Gini Waddingham

Has lived in and around the East Grinstead area all her life. Both she and her husband attended Imberhorne School and they have two children who also have attended local schools. Ginnie has been very involved with community projects and has been a fundraiser for various local charities, including the East Grinstead branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ginnie also is a volunteer steward at the Town's Music and Arts Festival.
01342 326 627
ginniewaddingham@eglibdems.org.uk

Town Ward

Stephen Barnett

Stephen has been a District Councillor since 1999 where he has served on Planning and Scrutiny committees and on several working groups, having previously served on its Leisure Services committee. Before becoming a member of the Town Council in 2003 Stephen was a founding member of Ashurst Wood Parish Council from 2000 until 2003. Stephen is also a school governor at Ashurst Wood Primary School which his children, now both at Sackville, attended. He is currently employed locally as a "Network Manager" by EDF Energy.
01342 326 001
stephenbarnett@eglibdems.org.uk

Town Ward

James Joyce-Nelson

A Town Councillor since 1999 with wide experience of all its committees - has served as Vice-Chairman of both Planning and the Finance committees. He has represented the Council at the Market Towns convention and the National Association of Local Councils. James is heavily involved in "Town Twinning", is a school governor at Baldwins Hill Primary School and is Treasurer of the local Youth Football League.
01342 314 727
jamesjoyce-nelson@eglibdems.org.uk

Town Ward

Edward Matthews

A Town councillor since 1995, was Deputy Mayor in 2001/2002 and Town Mayor 2002/2003. He has served on all the main committees. Edward was elected to Mid Sussex District Council in 1995 and has served on a variety of committees with a special interest in Planning Issues, especially affordable housing. Edward is a keen supporter of 'Advance' the East Grinstead based Charitable Trust that deals with Cerebral Palsy and a member of the Mid Sussex Badger Protection Society.
01342 301 002
edwardmatthews@eglibdems.org.uk

Worsted Ward

Margaret Collins

Lived in East Grinstead since 1969. Married with three married children. An Honours Graduate of the University of Sussex with an Advanced Diploma in the Education of Children with Special Educational needs, she has taught in Mainstream and Special Schools. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Methodist Church. She has served on West Sussex County Council since 1985 and the Town Council since 1995. Margaret was Town Mayor 1999/2000. She is a member of the West Sussex Valuation Tribunal & is Vice-Chairman of the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust. She is Chairman of the Governors of Sackville Community College and serves on the Neighbourhood Youth Committee. Margaret has served on the West Sussex County Council since 1985 and was the Education Committee Chairman 1993 -1997. She is Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Corporate Review. She has recently been the Chairman of the Working Group scrutinising the proposed reprovision of mental health services in the north of the county & has also been instrumental in the establishment of a County Council cross party Task Group looking into the respite provision for families of children with special needs. Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex - Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts - Vice Chairman of the Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - A member of the West Sussex Valuation Tribunal - Governor of Sackville School - Member of the Neighbourhood Youth Committee - Member of the Methodist church
01342 324 296
margaretcollins@eglibdems.org.uk

Haywards Heath Town Councillors

(Ashenground)

Christine McLean

Lyndon, Gower Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4PN
01444 454 093

(Ashenground)

Richard Bates

West Corner, Lowfield Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4DW
01444 452 092

(Ashenground)

Stephen Griffin

43 Wood Ride, Haywards Heath RH16 4NL
01444 455 904

(Heath)

Julia Brown

32 Fairford Close, Haywards Heath RH16 3EF
01444 452 085