Colin Taylor, Epsom & Ewell South-West

Colin Taylor, County Councillor for Epsom & Ewell South-West

Colin Taylor has been County Councillor for Epsom & Ewell South-West since June 2001. He was born in the West Midlands and has lived in Dublin, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wales and India but settled in Epsom in 1970. He is married with two grown-up children and a baby grandson.

Colin is a Cambridge graduate, a Chartered Engineer, a retired Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and an Honorary Life Member of the Steel Construction Institute. A BSI Distinguished Service Certificate marks his extensive contributions to British and European technical standards.

As a County Councillor, Colin currently has the following roles:

Member of SCC's Health Scrutiny Committee,
Member of SCC's Planning and Regulatory Committee,
Member of SCC's Local Committee in Epsom & Ewell,
An SCC representative on the Members' Steering Group of the Lower Mole Countryside Management Project

Since 1999, he has also been a member of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. He is a former leader of the Lib Dem (main opposition) group.

Colin has been a School Governor since 1996. He is currently a Governor of:

Epsom Primary School,
Southfield Park Primary School,
Stamford Green Primary School.

As a Science and Engineering Ambassador with Surrey SATRO, he helps with science and engineering weeks in local schools.

Colin is a Methodist lay preacher, a Pensions Trustee and a member of Amnesty International, the Consumers Association, the Epsom Common Association, RSPB and CPRE - the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

For holidays, Colin prefers boating and enjoys sailing a cabin yacht on the Norfolk Broads or around the Greek Islands.

Colin now has his own website at:

Colin Taylor - Lib Dem Councillor