Portswood Ward Councillors

Portswood is one of 16 wards in Southampton.

All its 3 councillors are Liberal Democrats.

 

Cllr Jill Baston

27, Highfield Crescent,

Southampton SO17 1SG

Tel. No. 02380 554320

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Cllr. Jill Baston

Jill was first elected to Southampton City Council to represent Portswood Ward in 1993. This was in the by-election following Diana Maddock's sensational victory in the Christchurch Parliamentary by-election which took place earlier that year. Jill took Diana's place on the City Council with the highest percentage vote of any Lib Dem councillor for the ward.

Jill acheived the highest vote of any councillor from any party when the entire City Council was elected in May 2002.

Jill was the Lib Dem Council Group spokesperson on the Environment.

Following the 2003 local elections when the Lib Dems became the majority Party on the City Council, Jill became the City Council cabinet member for the Environment and Transport.

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Cllr Calvin Horner

45, Northumberland Road

Southampton SO14 0EJ

tel. No. 023 80635030

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Cllr. Calvin Horner

Calvin was first elected to Southampton City Council in May 2000 replacing Margaret Singerman when she stepped down from the Council.

Having worked with Southampton Liberal Democrats for some years, he joined the Portswood Focus Team in 1999.

Calvin was the person mainly responsible for the Lib Dems proposal on ward boundary changes. Of the 3 proposals put forward tby the main political parties it was the Liberal Democrats' which found favour with the Boundary Commissioners.

Calvin was the Liberal Democrat Council Group spokesperson on Education.

Following the 2003 local elections when the Lib Dems became the majority Party on the City Council, Calvin became the City Council's Cabinet member for Lifelong Learning and Training.

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Cllr Adrian Vinson

14, Grosvenor Road,

Southampton SO17 1RT

Tel. No. 02380 555660

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Cllr. Adrian Vinson

Adrian was first elected to represent Portswood on Hampshire County Council in 1985. When the Lib Dems held the balance of power he was the Chair of Hampshire Social Sevices committee. A position he held until Local Government Reorganisation in 1997.

Adrian was elected to the City Council when it became a Unitary Authority in 1996 He was recently Group Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Southampton City Council.

Following the 2003 local elections when the Lib Dems became the majority Party on the City Council, Adrian became Leader of Southampton City Council.

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Councillors forPortswood Ward

since 1983

 

Richard Allanach

  • Elected 1983.
  • First Liberal on Southampton City Councillor for decades

 

Diana Maddock

  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1984-93.
  • Elected to Parliament in famous Christchurch by-election 1993.
  • President of Federal Party 1998-2000.
  • Appointed to the House of Lords 1997.
  • Married Alan Beith, Deputy Leader of Lib Dems in 2001.

 

Margaret Singerman

  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1985-2000.
  • First Liberal Democrat Mayor of Southampton 1995-6.
  • Voted into office of Honary Alderman by the City Council in March 2001.
  • Produced the first Portswood Focus newsletter in 1978 and has been involved in its writing, production and distribution ever since.

 

Adrian Vinson

  • Elected to Hampshire County Council 1985
  • Served as Chair of Hampshire Social Services committee prior to local Government reorganisation in 1997.
  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1996 after local government reorganisation.
  • Current leader of Lib Dem Council Group
  • Leader of Southampton city Council
  • Longest serving Liberal Democrat councillor in Southampton.

 

Helen Spring

  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1986-90
  • Assistant to various MPs since 1993

 

Rosemary Hasler

  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1990-91

 

Andrew Garratt

  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1991-97.
  • After local government reorganisation served as a councillor fBr the Peartree Ward 1997-98.
  • Served for a short time as assistant to Paddy Ashdown 1998-99.
  • Currently the PPC for the Bournemouth East constituency.

 

Jill Baston

  • Elected to Southampton City Council 1993 .
  • Has been Council Group spokesperson on the Environment
  • Now City Council Cabinet member for Environment and Transport.

 

Calvin Horner

  • Elected to represent Portswood Ward for the first time in 2000.
  • Has been Council Group spokesperson on Education
  • Now City Council Cabinet member for Lifelong learning and Training.
 

 

 

 

 

 Portswood FOCUS 21st Birday Party

All councillors for Portswood, past and present, Liberal and Liberal Democrat attended the 21st Birthday celebrations for the Portswood FOCUS newsletter. These were held at Highfield Church Centre, 27th November 1999.

 

Left to right:

Cllr Adrian Vinson,Rosemary Hasler, Helen Spring,

Margaret Singerman, Baroness Diana Maddock,

Richard Allanach(in rear), Andrew Garratt,

Cllr Jill Baston

 

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