Charvil was held by the Conservatives in 2016, despite a challenge from an independent. However, in Vote 2021, there will be a new councillor after Emma Hobbs stands down.
Here are the contenders
Polling Stations
- Jubilee Hall
- Charvil Village Hall
Charvil Vote 2021 candidates
Sam Akhtar, Conservatives
My name is Sam Akhtar and I am standing as the Conservatives Cllr candidate in Charvil.
I am 30 and professionally work as a Relationship Manager for Isosceles Finance who are a corporate advisory.
I have spent the last eight years prior to this role working in the world of financial recruitment.
I am very passionate about the environment and set up a local eco-group called ‘Charvil Matters’ back in the summer of 2019 with the aim of ‘Keeping Charvil Clean, Green and Eco-Friendly’.
You may have seen me around the village completing a litter pick with our dedicated team of volunteers.
I would like to use my platform as councillor to promote eco-friendly initiatives in the village.
My other main priorities are to fight housing overdevelopment, tackle antisocial behaviour and to ensure there are sufficient school places for residents in the village.
Martin Alder, Lib Dems
I have lived within Twyford since 1988, where my wife taught in a local State school and our children attended the Colleton and Piggott Schools. I am currently a member of Twyford Parish Council.
My hobbies include cycling which gives a close-up view of our district and our public assets and helps stimulate ideas as to how to make our area better for all.
If elected, I aim to maintain and enhance the village environment, both in its aesthetics, economy and the health of its people.
Brian Scott, Labour
Brian has lived in Charvil for 22 years and originally worked in Ruscombe. He is now retired and would welcome the opportunity to give something back to the community now that he has the time and opportunity to so do.
He is married and has a grown-up son who teaches at a local Secondary School.
For the last 22 years of his working life he was a full-time union official for one of the UK’s largest trade unions representing those working in the Post/Mails and Logistics sector. His commitment has always been to advocate the views, opinions and objectives of those he represented and would look to continue to do so if elected as the Councillor for Charvil.
His objective as a Councillor would be to be the voice of Charvil residents by putting them, and their interests, at the forefront of all debates and decisions. He would ensure that a “Forum for Charvil” was established to inform opinion on all issues and challenges.
He is committed to providing a strong opposition in Council to the Conservatives – he says they appear to take residents for granted.
He also believes that all house building in Charvil should cease unless or until an infrastructure plan is in place and for which developers would have a responsible to fund.
Brian says that this election offers residents an opportunity for change and a change for the better. He believes he can make that difference and seeks the support of Charvil residents to do so.
Kathy Smith, Green
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