Withdean

Pat Drake

Councillor Pat Drake was born in Brighton and educated at Lourdes Convent and Brighton & Hove High School GPDST. She spent most of her working life as an accountant, working for 18 years as an accountancy tax practitioner with Grant Thornton and Bristow Beale, and maintaining for 15 years her own private practice. She has worked in local government for 35 years since 1971 with Brighton Borough, EastSussexCounty and Brighton & HoveCity Councils. Pat is now a widow. Her late husband John was also a councillor and worked as a solicitor. She has three children; daughters Karen and Stacey and son Nigel.

During her long career in local government, Pat chaired the County Council's Road Accident Prevention Project, and also their Highways & Transportation Committee for 8 years. She was also the first female chairman of their Management and Finance Committee and held that position for 8 years.

Pat was elected to serve Westdene Ward (now renamed Withdean) for Brighton & Hove Unitary (now City) Council in 1997. Until 2002, she was opposition spokesperson on Finance, at which time she became opposition spokesperson for Environment and deputy leader of the Conservative group. Pat served on Sussex Police Authority from 1977 to 1994 - including a period as it's first female chairman from 1988 to 1991. Pat has also been Governor for a number of schools since 1971 and was Executive Council member of Brighton Competitive Music Festival from 1981 to 1987. Pat has also over the years been an active member of a number of local preservation societies and community associations as well as The National Trust.

Pat was elected Mayor of the city for 2004-5 becoming Deputy Mayor for 2005-6. Whilst serving as Mayor, Pat attended over 550 engagements and with her committee raised £19,500 for three local charities: The Martlets, The Rocking Horse and Sussex Lantern for the Blind. Pat re-established the Mayor's Annual Bowling Competition and set up The Old police Cells Museum dedicated to Brighton and Hove Police later Sussex Police in the basement of Brighton Town Hall.

For relaxation, Pat likes gardening, tapestry and needlecraft and local history.

To contact Pat, please call 291151

Email pat.drake@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Ann Norman

As someone who was born in Brighton and lived here ever since, my vision for a Conservative Administration in Brighton and Hove is to develop policies that enhance a vibrant city but reflect the often expressed views of residents on unrealistic traffic schemes, street cleanliness and tackling graffiti.

Your Conservative Council seeks to deliver a budget which is also fair and affordable for everyone including our most vulnerable residents and includes a Council Tax minimum increase guarantee. Policies must be focussed, be fair for all sections of our diverse community, affordable and protect key provision services such as Adult Social Care and Health facilities and Community Care provision as priorities.

Ann was first elected to represent Westdene Ward at the Shadow Unitary Authority Elections held in 1995 and continues to represent what is currently known as Withdean Ward extended in the boundary changes in 2003. Ann has served on what was previously known as the Education Committee, been Opposition Spokesperson is Vice-Chair on the Adult Social Care and Health Committee, and is currently Conservative Finance Spokesperson serving in this capacity on the Policy and Resources Committee, and Chair of the Finance Management Sub Committee. Ann is a LEA governor at Westdene Primary School and until recently has Chaired the Governing Body of the Alternative Centre for Education, a Special School for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties where she still remains a member of the governing body.

Relaxation: Watching Brighton and Hove Albion although at present that is not always relaxing. Hobbies: Silver - our beautiful cat and Rosie, Lois Lane and Farlee our boisterous Tibetan Terriers.

To contact Ann, please call 291182

Email ann.norman@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Ken Norman

I was born in Brighton, and have lived here ever since. I have worked in Brighton all my life, except for just 18 months.

I was elected for Westdene Ward in 2002, at a by-election, to represent the residents of the larger and newly formed Withdean Ward in 2003.

I am the Conservative spokesman on the Adult Social Care committee and also serve on the Children, Families and Schools , and Environment committee, as well as the Planning Applications sub committee. I wish to see a Conservative Administration in Brighton and Hove progress policies that turn our current city into a world class city for which all its citizens can be justly proud. We need to reassess all aspects of city life including how we deal with environmental, planning, education and social care aspects so that they reflect the requirements of all our citizens. Car parking controls and unrealistic traffic schemes all need to be reviewed as does council tax which needs to be affordable for all residents.

Your Conservative Council will strive to deliver policies that will be fair for everyone in our diverse community.

In my amount of spare time, I watch Brighton and Hove Albion, enjoy a wide range of music, care for our Bonsai collection and fly radio controlled model aircraft. My wife Ann and I also have one cat and three Tibetan Terriers.

To contact Ken, please call 291182

Email ken.norman@brighton-hove.gov.uk