The local lady who will speak up for you.

I am a 44 year old mother of two grown up children, married to my husband of 21 years.  I was born on the Island and I love it here. Why I’m standing as a councillor… I got into politics reluctantly, due to the lack of options for me to vote for. I put my faith in Reform UK and I was selected as the Reform Candidate for East Wight and was also the IOW branch chair. I resigned, alongside my whole branch in March 2025. I came second in the GE, and have since become a parish councillor for Lake and am standing as an Independent in the May elections for Shanklin Central. Reform are no longer an option if you want change. It started as a party of real, ordinary people who were going to reform the system. It is now Tory 2.0, and won’t change a thing. A little about me… My first ‘real’ job was as the Sub-postmaster of my local Post Office. I loved the social side of the job, helping people and being their ‘go-to’ for advice.  Unfortunately, mine was one of those closed under the Network Reinvention programme. I went on to run holiday accommodation and a small hotel for a while, so I am well aware of the issues that tourism faces… especially on the IOW. I currently manage our rental properties, alongside a few other small businesses.  I want to help change things because… Our country doesn’t have long before we have lost it forever. I firmly believe we need a new approach, as what we’ve got clearly doesn’t work. Common-sense and fresh thinking is what we need.  We have to stop with the ‘cancel culture’ and ‘taking sides’ as it stops us from focusing on what really matters.  If we work together we can make a real difference to the future that our children and grandchildren will inherit.  I am fully committed to trying to help the residents of Shanklin, and if being a councillor means I can apply pressure on the MPs to help sort out bigger issues, then great! I’m not one to give up easily.