Nick was born in Cambridge in 1965 where his family were in business and farming. Nick was educated in Hertfordshire and North Devon and trained as an agricultural surveyor after completing his A Levels.

His family have run their own businesses for seven generations and Nick followed this trend by starting his own company at the age of 25. Dealing in employee relocation, Nick steered this company to the top of the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and to win the Virgin Customer Services Award within eight years.

Nick now co-owns cabaret restaurants and has his own property management company in Bournemouth. He still undertakes consultancy work in relocation and is considered one of the country’s leading experts in employee relocation policies.

Outside of business, Nick has used his skills to great effect in raising money for local charities. He and his business partner supported the establishment of ‘Over the Rainbow’ in Bournemouth, he is a Director of Bournemouth Pride and is a Treasurer and Trustee of the Mayor of Bournemouth’s Charity Appeal.

Nick has lived around Bournemouth and Poole for over ten years and loves the area. He’s at his happiest walking his dog, Harry, in the Dorset countryside or on our unspoilt beaches. His other interests include reading, opera, windsurfing and kayaking. He is proud to be the godfather to three boys; James, Luke and Freddie and takes time out to see them whenever he can. He also has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Eurovision Song Contest, go on, ask him a question!

 

Nick's Experience
Nick has been a Conservative since he was 13. His first political activity was delivering leaflets in the 1979 general election and he progressed to be Chairman of Devon Young Conservatives. In 2005 he managed the parliamentary election campaign for Tobias Ellwood in Bournemouth East, gaining the largest pro Conservative swing in Dorset.

Nick is a Councillor for Littledown and Iford ward in Bournemouth. He won the seat at a by-election in 2005, overturning a Liberal Democrat majority of 700, replacing it with a majority of 920 for the Conservatives. His ward in Bournemouth includes the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Dean Court (the home of AFC Bournemouth football club) and the area’s largest private employer, J P Morgan Chase.

In 2007 he was appointed to the Cabinet by Council Leader Stephen Macloughlin. Since 2007 Nick has also served as a Governor of Poole Hospital and he is one of the very few members of the Dorset Police Authority, a position which gives him direct and far-reaching oversight over the actions of Dorset Police. Through these two positions, Nick upholds his core beliefs of balancing the need for compassionate care with social responsibility and strong justice programs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promoted by Margaret Roebuck on behalf of the Mid Dorset & North Poole Conservative Association, 2 Westfield Close, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1ES.