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County Council Spokes

Corporate Services: David Jenkins (Leader) & Rupert Moss-Eckardt Growth & environmental Services: Nichola Harrison & Kilian Bourke Community & Adult Services: Fiona Whelan & Michael Williamson Children & Young Peoples Services: Peter Downes & Lucy Nethsingha

Arbury

Rupert Moss-Eccardt

First elected in 2001. Other than a brief period as a Chemical Engineering student in Nottingham, Rupert has always lived and worked in and around Cambridge. He has spent many years working in the public and private sectors and is currently providing Information Security consultancy to a telecommunications provider. He was the founding chairperson of the Friends of Histon Road Cemetery and was a governor at Milton Road Infants' until its amalgamation with the Juniors'. He sits on the Fire Authority. In his spare time, Rupert follows motorsport and space development.
50 Stretten Avenue Cambridge CB4 3EP
01223 329 463
07891 565 129
r.moss-eccardt@computer.org

Brampton

Peter Downes

First elected in 2001. Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group.
42 Huntingdon Road Brampton Huntingdon PE28 4PA
01480 398 082
peter.downes@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Castle

Belinda Brooks-Gordon

36 Canterbury Street, Cambridge CB4 3QF
01223 510 511
b.brooks-gordon@bbk.ac.uk

Cottenham, Histon and Impington

Sue Gymer

14 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambs
01954 252 902
07919 036 246
sue.gymer@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

David Jenkins

First elected in 2001. Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group. David has lived in Histon for 8 years following an international career which has seen him living in the USA, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Switzerland. He is married with two grown-up children. David studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and has since then filled several management and director level positions in the oil and gas, chemicals and industrial capital goods industries. He is now an independent business consultant helping small and medium sized industrial companies and not-for profit organizations to run their businesses well. He also lectures at the Cambridge Marketing College.
14 Pease Way Histon Cambridge CB24 9YZ
01223 236 232
david.jenkins@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Duxford

Tim Stone

First elected in 2005. Tim is a retired corporate banker, having worked with Barclays in nine different countries, ranging from Uganda to Canada and The Netherlands. He has a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford. Tim and his wife Shelagh moved to Cambridgeshire in 1989. They have two married children and four grandchildren. Tim was Chairman of Whittlesford Parish Council for seven years until May 2005. He remains on the management board of Whittlesford Memorial Hall.
4 Church Lane Whittlesford CB22 4NX
01223 836 527
timothy.stone1@virgin.net

East Chesterton

Siep Wijsenbeek

34 Waterhouse, Water Street, Cambridge CB4 IX2
01223 361 777
siep.wijsenbeek@designtriangle.co.uk

Ely North and East

Nigel Bell

First elected in 2005.
1 Soham Road Stuntney Ely CB7 5TP
01353 661 448
nigel.bell@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Ely South and West

Sue Austen

3 Mayfield Close, Ely, CB6 3AB
01353 663 928
sue.austen@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Gamlingay

Sebastian Kindersley

First elected in 2005.
The Manor Barn East Hatley Gamlingay SG19 3JA
01767 651 982
sebastian.kindersley@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Godmanchester & Huntingdon East

Graham Wilson

5 Crowhill, Godmanchester, Cambs, PE29 2LP
01480 412 747
07771 513 121
graham.wilson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Hardwick

Fiona Whelan

Fiona Whelan was elected to the County Council in a by election on November 28th 2008. Fiona is a local resident, Caldecote Parish Councillor and mother of two children in local schools.
1 Parsonage Close Highfields Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7ZB
07547 492 346
fiona.whelan@cambslibdems.org.uk
www.fionawhelan.blogspot.com
www.fionawhelan.com

Kings Hedges

Andy Pellew

19 Augustus Street, Cambridge
07814 871 752
andy.pellew@googlemail.com

Linton

John Batchelor

First elected in 2005.
1 Malting Cottages Long Lane Linton CB21 4NS
01223 892 111
john.batchelor@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Market

Sarah Whitebread

76 St Philip's Road, Cambridge CB1 3DB
07834 785 010
swhitebread@googlemail.com

Melbourn

Susan van de Ven

95 North End, Meldreth, Royston, Herts, SG8 6NU
01763 261 833
susanvandeven@yahoo.co.uk

Newnham

Lucy Nethsingha

15 Bulstrode Gardens, Cambridge
01223 358 148
07969 112 235
nethsingha@btinternet.com

Petersfield

Nichola Harrison

First elected in 2005. Spokesperson for Growth and Resources. Nichola graduated from Clare College in 1979 and went on to a career as a chartered surveyor working in the commercial property sector. She was later involved in farming and other business interests before returning to Cambridge in 1996. A member of Cambridge City Council from 1999 to 2004, she lead the new Lib Dem council's work on environmental and planning policy and the improvement of the city's basic waste and street cleaning services.
c/o Members Services RES 1108 Cambridgeshire County Council Shire Hall Cambridge CB3 0AP
01223 461 636
07788 701 901
nichola.harrison@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Queen Edith's

Geoff Heathcock

First elected in 1993. Spokesperson for Health and Adult Social Care. Geoff is a funeral director. He has a lifetime interest in the work of the Fire & Rescue Service across the world - with regular visits abroad to examine different services, service delivery plans, fire station development etc. He is a voluntary fund-raiser for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) giving talks to a variety of organisations on their work. As a Trustee of Age Concern Cambridgeshire, he is very concerned with the ongoing welfare of a growing elderly population.
52 Queen Edith's Way Cambridge CB1 8PW
01223 244 901
07533 009 560
geoffrey.heathcock@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Romsey

Kilian Bourke

First elected in 2008. Kilian studied English at Robinson College, Cambridge. He has formerly worked as an analyst for France Telecom on their global centralisation program, and as a web-producer for the International Herald Tribune newspaper. He is an electric-bike traffic reporter for STAR Radio Cambridge & Ely and works for an environmentally friendly transport and tourism company called Greenwheels Pedicab Tours. He will be doing an Mphil in Screen Media & Cultures from September at Darwin College.
14 Natal Road, Cambridge CB1 3NS
07737 782 295
kilian.bourke@gmail.com

Trumpington

Caroline Shepherd

1 Belvoir Terrace, Trumpington Road, Cambridge
01223 360 648
cllr.shepherd@gmail.com

Waterbeach

Michael Williamson

First elected in 2005. Chair of the Lib Dem Group.
The Willows Long Drove Waterbeach CB25 9LW
01223 860 899
michael.williamson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

West Chesterton

Kevin Wilkins

First elected in 2005.
2 Cranwell Court Histon Road Cambridge CB4 3HD
01223 368 463
kevin.wilkins303@ntlworld.com