John has been a Town Councillor since 1979 and was Wotton’s County Councillor from 1981 to May 2021 and is now an Honorary Alderman of Gloucestershire County Council. Over the years he has served seven terms as Town Mayor and has also been Chairman of Gloucestershire County Council and has held other leading positions on the County Council. He takes a particular interest in local history and has written three leaflets about the town. His main areas of interest on both councils are in planning and transport issues and in public rights of way. He worked in the nuclear power industry at Berkeley as a metallurgist.
