Portswood Ward Liberal Democrats

Portswood is situated almost in the centre of the city. It is bordered to the East by the River Itchen, to the west by Southampton Common.

It contains the Conservation area of the Uplands Estate designed by Herbert Collins and the main campus of Southampton University, one of the top universities in the country.

Portswood Focus Team

Portswood Focus Team - Working for our local area all year round

Cllr Jill Baston

Cllr Jill Baston, 27, Highfield Crescent, Southampton SO17 1SG Telephone 023 8055 4320

Email councillor.j.baston@southampton.gov.uk

Jill was first elected to Southampton City Council to represent Portswood Ward in 1993. This was in the by-election following Diana Maddock's sensational victory in the Christchurch Parliamentary by-election which took place earlier that year. Jill took Diana's place on the City Council with the highest percentage vote of any Lib Dem councillor for the ward.

Jill acheived the highest vote of any councillor from any party when the entire City Council was elected in May 2002.

Jill was the Lib Dem Council Group spokesperson on the Environment.

Following the 2003 local elections when the Lib Dems became the majority Party on the City Council, Jill became the City Council cabinet member for the Environment and Transport.

Councillor Steve Sollitt

Councillor Steve Sollitt, 7 Corbiere Close, Southampton, SO16 9QS Telephone 023 8078 8026

Email steve@sollitt.org.uk

Steve Sollitt joined the Portswood Focus Team when he was Liberal Democrat Candidate at the 2005 General Election. He was elected in May 2006 and is the currnet Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture

Steve works locally as a Management Accountant for the NHS

Cllr Adrian Vinson

Cllr Adrian Vinson, 14, Grosvenor Road, Southampton SO17 1RT Telephone 023 80555660

Email councillor.a.vinson@southampton.gov.uk

Adrian was first elected to represent Portswood on Hampshire County Council in 1985. When the Lib Dems held the balance of power he was the Chair of Hampshire Social Sevices committee. A position he held until Local Government Reorganisation in 1997.

Adrian was elected to the City Council when it became a Unitary Authority in 1996 He was recently Group Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Southampton City Council.

Following the 2003 local elections when the Lib Dems became the majority Party on the City Council, Adrian became Leader of Southampton City Council.

Councillor Advice Surgeries

Portswood Concillors Jill Baston, Calvin Horner and Adrian Vinson hold help and advice surgeries as follows

Portswood Library

First Monday of each month 7.15 - 8.15 pm (Second Monday if a Bank Holiday)

St Denys Church Centre

Second Saturday of each month 10.30 - 11.30 am