Gavin has lived in Ashton Ward for 22 years and takea a keen and active interest in issues affecting the ward. He worked for the Department of the Environment and the Treasury before moving to the Fylde Coast in 1990 to join DWP; he took early retirement in 2014. He has a keen interest in local history and passionately supports initiatives to make our great town even better.

He follows Fylde Rugby Club and is a former President of Lytham St Annes Philatelic Society. He is a member of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He also supports and help his wife Karen in her role as a Macmillan Cancer Support volunteer. Gavin relishes the opportunity to contribute to the future prosperity of our beautiful town, and keenly embraces the opportunity to represent Ashton Ward, promising to always work in the interests of all residents.