District and Parish Councillor for Balderton South.  Betty has been the ward's District and Parish Councillor for a number of years now. She is a Board member of Newark and Sherwood Homes and the Safer Neighbourhood group for the ward. Betty's priorities for the ward reflect what Balderton people want. She believes that the redevelopment of the Grove School, improving housing and street cleanliness are all vitally  important.

District Councillor for Sutton on Trent Ward.  Sylvia has lived and worked in the Ward for 37 years and has been a member of the Parish Council for 12 years. Through this, Sylvia has an in depth knowledge of issues of local importance. Sylvia also involves herself in the Young Farmers, and enjoys the countryside in her spare time. Sylvia has an interest in Environmental issues, and ensuring that Parish councils and Community groups get more responsibility in the area. 

As Chairman of the Balderton Parish Council Lydia has been Instrumental along with others in building a Community Café on Coronation Street Playing Field

Fully agrees with D.A.R.E. {Drug Abuse Resistance Aware} programme for schools.

Johno has been your District Councillor for 4 years. In this time he has been very active on issues of local concern which he learns of during his weekly walkabouts.

I was born in Newark and spent most of my early and teenage years here and in Southwell.  After attending university, I spent 22 years living and working in London.  I moved back to the area, specifically Balderton 4 years ago and have been a Parish Councillor for 3 years, with the last year as V

Linda has lived in the Ward for 19 years and has, throughout that time, worked in support of local communities and community services. This follows a career in service delivery, including NHS management.

I have had the honour of being your local Conservative Councillor for the last 16 years and your County Councillor for the last 6 years and I have enjoyed working with many of you in trying to solve your problems and improve the local facilities, from pot holes fly tipping and local broadband, as

Born in Elston, I have lived here all my life.

I have always been actively involved in village life and have had the privilege of representing the Farndon/Elston/Fernwood ward for the past 32 years.

I have a wife and 2 children aged 10 and 12. I was born and grew up in Essex and I moved to Fernwood 14 years ago and have lived there ever since.

Tim is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in public service for over 35 years. Tim lived in Lowdham with his family (wife Ange and daughters Abi and Jessie) for over 20 years before family circumstances recently led to him moving just down the road to Southwell.