Surrey County Conservatives

Leader of the Conservative Group on Surrey County Council:

David Hodge

David was elected to Surrey County Council in May 2005, having previously served on Tandridge District Council between May 1997 and June 2004 where he chaired the Housing Committee. Since his election to Surrey he has chaired the Transportation Select Committee as well as chairing the Tandridge Local Committee.

He believes that local committees have been an innovative way of bringing Surrey’s local councils together and that local authorities work best when they work together.

“At the end of the day all local authorities and all local Members want to ensure that the people they represent get the best services possible given the appalling funding settlements we get from the Labour government. By councillors from both tiers of local government in Surrey sitting down together and working with each other to deliver services the biggest beneficiaries are local people”.

As a tireless and enthusiastic campaigner and charity worker David also believes that the voluntary sector and individual volunteers make a valuable contribution to the life of Surrey and should be supported wherever possible.

“Surrey simply wouldn’t be the place that it is without the work of volunteers. For all the services that local authorities provide they would be as nothing without the vast network of campaigners, charity workers and voluntary care workers”.

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