Bob Standley

Chairman of Sussex Weald Constituency Conservative Association
Chairman of High Weald Conservative Branch
Conservative County Councillor for Wealden North-East Division, ESCC
East Sussex Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability
Sussex Weald Conservatives Deputy Chairman (Political)

An East Sussex County Councillor for Wealden North East (covering the parishes of Frant ; Hadlow Down ; Mayfield & Five Ashes ; Rotherfield ; Wadhurst)  Bob is Chairman of Sussex Weald Conservatives.

On the East Sussex Authority he is the Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability 

Bob was first elected a Wealden District Councillor for Wadhurst in 2004 and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.  In 2007 he was asked to join the Wealden Cabinet as Portfolio Holder for Finance and from 2010 combined this with the role of Leader of the Council. While there, Bob was responsible for the launching of the Council’s Transformation Programme in 2010. This programme was designed to reduce the costs of running the Council whilst maintaining the services the community rely upon.

Attachments

Attachment Size
2023 - Wadhurst Matters (364.1 KB) 364.1 KB

See also

High Weald Branch

The High Weald Branch covers Frant, Wadhurst, Mayfield, Rotherfield and Hadlow Down. Wadhurst, being one of the larger villages in Wealden, has had a thriving branch for many years.

News

New school building to boost SEND provision in Crowborough takes shape

A new purpose-built school building which will bring primary and secondary SEND provision in Crowborough onto the same site is taking shape.A steel frame now stands in the grounds of the Church Road school, as construction work for secondary school accommodation at Acre Wood Academy gathers pace.Wit

Nusrat Ghani MP celebrates improvements to mobile coverage at Wadhurst station

Nusrat Ghani, the Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, has welcomed improvements made by O2 to increase mobile service coverage at Wadhurst railway station.Lack of sufficient mobile phone coverage at Wadhurst railway station is an issue that is often raised by local residents and commuters using the st

Sussex Police Federation Chairman meets Sussex Weald's MP, Nusrat Ghani

Nusrat Ghani, the Conservative MP for Sussex Weald, has met with the Sussex Police Federation Chairman Raffaele Cioffi to discuss the force’s funding, officers’ pay and working conditions, challenges in the workplace and support available through the Federation network.Sussex Police Federation, a br