Colin Taylor, 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 one 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:

• Health Spokesperson and member of SCC's Health Scrutiny Committee,

• Member of SCC's Standards Committee,

• Chairman 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, where he is deputy 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.

Colin is a member of Amnesty International, the Campaign to Protect Rural England, the Consumers Association, the Epsom Common Association, the National Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Stamford ward Residents Association.

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

Colin also has his own website at:

• Colin Taylor - Lib Dem Councillor

Related Links:

• CPRE - Surrey

• Epsom & Ewell Local Committee

• Epsom Primary School

• Southfield Park Primary School

• Stamford Green Primary School