The Board

SEStran’s main policy and budgetary decisions are taken by the Partnership Board, consisting of 20 Councillor and nine Non-Councillor members.

Register of Interests

Political Group

Liberal Democrats

Remuneration

  • Far From the Madding Crowd Bookshop, Linlithgow

Other Roles

Contracts

Election Expenses

WEST LOTHIAN LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: £1555.72

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Linlithgow

Interest in Share & Securities

Gifts & Hospitality

Non-financial Interests

  • SESTRAN – CHAIRPERSON
  • WEST LOTHIAN LIBERAL DEMOCRATS – CAMPAIGN CONVENER
  • SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS – ORDINARY MEMBER
  • ASSOCIATION OF LIBERAL DEMOCRAT COUNCILLORS & THE ASSOCIATION OF SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRAT COUNCILLORS – ORDINARY MEMBER
  • THE LINLITHGOW HIGH STREET TRADER’S ASSOCIATION – CONVENER
  • THE LINLITHGOW HIGH STREET TRADER’S ASSOCIATION – CONVENER
  • BATTLE500 COMMITTEE – CO-CONVENER
  • LINLITHGOW COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION – ORDINARY MEMBER
  • THE LINLITHGOW & LINLITHGOW BRIDGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL – VICE CHAIR
  • THE LINLITHGOW ADVENT FAIR COMMITTEE – COMMITTEE MEMBER
  • THE BOOKSELLER’S ASSOCIATION – ORDINARY MEMBER
  • THE LINLITHGOW REFUGEE ACTION GROUP – ORDINARY MEMBER

Close Family Members 

Register of Interests

Political Group
Scottish Labour Party

Remuneration
Midlothian Council: Councillor

Related Undertakings

  • Industrial Communities Alliance
    Senior Vice Chair
  • Cosla Convention
    Midlothian representative
  • Cosla Development Economy and Sustainability Executive Group
    Midlothian representative
  • Fraser Bush Development Board:
    (Board member) Midlothian representative
  • Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust:
    (Board member) Midlothian representation
  • Midlothian Access Forum
    Midlothian representative
  • Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce
    (Board member) Midlothian representative
  • Nuclear Free Local Authorities
    Midlothian representative
  • Pentland Hills Regional Park Joint Committee
    Midlothian representative
  • Scottish Enterprise (East) Regional Advisory Board:
    Midlothian representative
  • South East of Scotland Strategic Development Planning Authority (SESPLAN)
  • Torness Local Liaison Committee
    Midlothian representative
  • Tyne-Esk Leader Local Action Group
    (Board member) Midlothian representative
  • Zero Waste Edinburgh and Midlothian Strategic Forum
    Midlothian representative

Contracts
None

Houses, Land & Buildings
Owns a property in Midlothian

Shares & Securities
None

Gifts & Hospitality
None

Non-financial Interests

  • Scottish Labour Party – Member
  • Scottish Coop Party – Member
Register of Interests

Political Group

Liberal Democrats

Remuneration

  • Freelance Fundraising Consultant with Dunedin Consort (ongoing) and Edinburgh Science (occasional short term contracts)
  • Self Employed Face Painter
  • Councillor, City of Edinburgh Council

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

Expenditure covered by Liberal Democrats

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Edinburgh

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Board Member – North Edinburgh Arts
  • Board Member – Edinburgh Leisure
  • Board Member – Edinburgh Community Solar Cooperative
  • Board Member – SEStran
  • Member of Executive Committee – Association of Scottish Liberal Democrats Councillors and Campaigners
  • Deputy Chair – Liberal Democrats Group on City of Edinburgh Council

Close Family Members 

Husband employed by
Engineering Consultancy firm SWECO

Register of Interests

Political Group

Scottish Labour Party

Remuneration

  • I receive a Councillor’s allowance and as Senior Councillor and Provost, I receive a senior councillor allowance and expenses as claimed and authorised and approved

Other Roles

I am a member of the Board of Enjoy Leisure.

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

Registered with East Lothian Council

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Haddington

Interest in Share & Securities

I have a private pension fund and no other investments

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Haddington Scouts – Committee member
  • St Mary’s Kirk – Elder
  • LEADER_ Tyne Esk – Member
  • Haddington Heritage and History Project – Member

Close Family Members 

N/A

Register of Interests

Political Group

SNP

Remuneration

  • Councillor for Craigentinny-Duddingston Ward, City of Edinburgh Council
  • Senior Caseworker and Parliamentary Assistant to Tommy Sheppard, MP for Edinburgh East

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

Met by Craigentinny-Duddingston SNP branch

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Edinburgh.

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Elected Member – City of Edinburgh Council
  • Member – Transport & Environment Committee, City of Edinburgh Council
  • Member – National Union of Journalists
  • Member – Campaign for Real Ale
  • Member – Liberty
  • Member – Edinburgh SNP Club
  • Member – Living Rent

Close Family Members 

None

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

Labour

Remuneration

  • Councillor, City of Edinburgh Council
  • Mainframe Automation Specialist, NatWest Bank

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency Labour Party

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Edinburgh

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Scottish Labour Party – Member
  • Unite the Union – Member

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

Scottish Green Party

Remuneration

  • Employed – Office of Lorna Slater MSP, The Scottish Parliament
  • Councillor – Forth Ward, City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Green Party

Other Roles

N/A

Contracts

N/A

Election Expenses

N/A

Houses, Land & Buildings

N/A

Interest in Share & Securities

N/A

Gifts & Hospitality

N/A

Non-financial Interests

  • Living Streets – Member
  • Euan’s Guide – Ambassador
  • Scottish Green Party – Member

Close Family Members

N/A

Register of Interests

Political Group

Conservative

Remuneration

British Transport Police Authority-Scotland Member

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

All election expenses paid by Edinburgh Conservative and Unionist Association

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner & Joint Owner of property in Edinburgh

Interest in Share & Securities

Minor shareholdings in J Sainsbury Pie, Aviva Pie and Santander

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Edinburgh March Riding Association Ltd – Chair/ Director
  • EDI Group Ltd – Director
  • Edinburgh International Conference Centre Limited – Director

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

Scottish Conservative Party

Remuneration

  • Clackmannanshire Council – Elected Member
  • Partner in a management accountancy firm

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of a property in Clackmannanshire

Interest in Share & Securities

Ordinary Shares in:

  • Party At The Palace Ltd
  • Crossbow Management Services Ltd
  • Hospitality Research Ltd

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Dollar Museum Trust – Trustee
  • Governors of Dollar Academy – Governor

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

SNP

Remuneration

  • Clackmannanshire Council:
  • Elected member, SNP
  • Spokesperson for Environment and Net Zero

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

All expenses paid for by the SNP Branches in Clackmannanshire

Houses, Land & Buildings

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Member – Foundation of Hearts
  • Trustee – Clackmannanshire and Stirling Environment Trust

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

  • Scottish Labour Party

Remuneration

  • Councillor at East Lothian Council from 2022.
  • Customer Assistant at Tesco from 2017-2022.

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

Registered with East Lothian Council

Houses, Land & Buildings

Tenant in Musselburgh

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • USDAW (Trade Union) 2017-2022
  • Unite (Trade Union) from 2023

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

Labour

Remuneration

Elected Councillor

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of Property in Stirling

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Historic Scotland – Member
  • National Trust for Scotland – Member
  • IOSH – Technical Member
  • IEMA – Associate Member
  • HRFCA – Highland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association – Member
  • Royal British Legion – Member
  • RAF Association – Member
  • CAMRA – Campaign for Real Ale – Member
  • Unite – Member
  • Scottish Labour Party – Member

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

SNP

Remuneration

  • FALKIRK COUNCIL (Councillor)
  • British Telecom (full time employed)

Other Roles

NONE

Contracts

NONE

Election Expenses

NONE

Houses, Land & Buildings

Joint owner of property in Falkirk

Interest in Share & Securities

  • BT SHARES
  • CELTIC SHARES

Gifts & Hospitality

NONE

Non-financial Interests

COMMITTEE MEMBER, DUNIPACE FC

Close Family Members 

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

Labour

Remuneration

  • Councillor salary with an enhanced payment as Area Convener

Other Roles

  • Dysart & Queen Victoria Benevolent Trust – Charity- Council Appointed Trustee
  • Kirkcaldy Ingolstadt Association – Council Appointee
  • SEStran – Council Appointee to the Board

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

  • Owner of Property in Kirkcaldy North

Shares & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

None

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

SNP

Remuneration

  • Delivery Manager – National Grid plc.
  • Councillor – Fife Council, Dunfermline Central Ward (SNP).

Other Roles

N/A

Contracts

N/A

Election Expenses

Not applicable – Fife Council 2022 local election expenses of £642.80 were met by SNP City of Dunfermline Branch funds.

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of two properties in Dunfermline.

Interest in Share & Securities

  • Shareholder/Director: 50% – SkillRaise Ltd. Non-remunerated post, as the company is presently dormant and not trading.
  • Shareholder/Director: 25% – Compita Japan Company Limited (Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan). Non-remunerated post, although it is a commercial company currently trading.

Gifts & Hospitality

N/A

Non-financial Interests

  • Dunfermline Regeneration Trust (SCIO) (SC049322) – Trustee (from Nov 2023) & Chair (from Apr 2024
  • [Carnegie Dunfermline Trust (Council appointment)] – [Trustee (until Sep 2022)]

Close Family Members 

N/A

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

Scottish Conservative Party

Remuneration

Councillor Salary

Other Roles

  • Fife Golf Trust – Director – No remuneration
  • Fife Coast & Countryside Trust – Director – No remuneration
  • Fife Historic Buildings Trust – Director – No remuneration

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

Fife Conservative & Unionist Party – Local Government Election 2022

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of Property in Fife

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • National Trust – Member
  • Historic Environment Scotland – Member
  • Chartered Bankers Institute – Fellow

Close Family Members 

Daughter is a Fife Councillor

Register of Interests

Political Group

SNP

Remuneration

Director of Basically Tool Hire, Dalkeith

Other Roles

 

Contracts

Basically Tool Hire Limited

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

 

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

 

Non-financial Interests

 

Close Family Members 

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

Scottish Conservative Party

Remuneration

None

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Scottish Borders

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

None

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

Conservative

Remuneration

N/A

Other Roles

N/A

Contracts

N/A

Election Expenses

N/A

Houses, Land & Buildings

N/A

Interest in Share & Securities

N/A

Gifts & Hospitality

N/A

Non-financial Interests

N/A

Close Family Members 

N/A

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

Other Roles

 

Contracts

 

Election Expenses

 

Houses, Land & Buildings

 

Interest in Share & Securities

 

Gifts & Hospitality

 

Non-financial Interests

Close Family Members 

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

  • National Convener -Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
  • SEStran – Non Council Board Member -Non Remunerated.
  • Superannuated Pension from SPPA

Other Roles

  • Ambassador – Non Remunerated – Spinal Injuries Scotland
  • Members Equality Advisory Forum – Non Remunerated -Cairngorm National Park Authority
  • Advisory Board Member – Non Remunerated -Scottish Rural and Island Transport Community (SRITC)

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

N/A

Houses, Land & Buildings

  • Joint owner of property in Falkirk
  • Joint owner of property in Argyll & Bute
  • Sole owner of property in Glasgow

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Spinal Injuries Scotland -Previous Chair now Ambassador
  • Cairngorm National Park Authority – Equality Advisory Forum Member
  • Scottish Rural and Island Transport Community -Advisory Board Member
  • Poverty Alliance – Member
  • The Alliance – Member
  • Autism Scotland -Member
  • Scottish National Party -Member

Close Family Members 

N/A

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

  • Advisor/Director – Edinburgh Airport/ Edinburgh Airport Services Limited

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

None

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Trustee – Scottish Charity Air Ambulance

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

Remuneration

None

Other Roles

N/A

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

N/A

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Edinburgh

Interest in Share & Securities

N/A

Gifts & Hospitality

N/A

Non-financial Interests

N/A

Close Family Members 

N/A

Register of Interests

Political Group

Remuneration

  • CH2 Associates Ltd Management Consultancy – Director
  • Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) Energy distribution company -Retained Switcher/linesman Colonsay

Other Roles

None

Contracts

  • Glasgow City Council – Waste Management communications consultancy & services – To autumn 2024
  • Highland Council – Waste Management communications consultancy & services – To autumn 2024
  • Similar contracts (between 4 and 8 and any one year) with other Scottish Councils are entered into on demand. Typical duration of these contracts is 1-3 months

Election Expenses

N/A

Houses, Land & Buildings

Co-owner and occupier of property in Edinburgh

Interest in Share & Securities

CH2 Associates Ltd 20% share ownership

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Colonsay Community Development Company –  Director (voluntary)
  • Colonsay Trading Company Ltd – Directory (voluntary)

Close Family Members 

N/A

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

None

Other Roles

None

Contracts

None

Election Expenses

None

Houses, Land & Buildings

None

Interest in Share & Securities

None

Gifts & Hospitality

None

Non-financial Interests

  • Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation – Trustee and Member of Council

Close Family Members 

None

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

  • Network Manager Scotland – McGills Scotland East Ltd

Other Roles

 

Contracts

 

Election Expenses

 

Houses, Land & Buildings

 

Interest in Share & Securities

 

Gifts & Hospitality

 

Non-financial Interests

 

Close Family Members 

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

  • Edinburgh Airport Ltd: Chief Commercial Officer (Aero)
  • Norwegian Air Shuttle: Non-Executive Director

Other Roles

 

Contracts

 

Election Expenses

 

Houses, Land & Buildings

 

Interest in Share & Securities

Greencoat Renewables (shares holding)

Gifts & Hospitality

 

Non-financial Interests

 

Close Family Members 

 

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

  • The Social Care Community Partnership

Other Roles

Nil

Contracts

Nil

Election Expenses

Nil

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of property in Hawick

Interest in Share & Securities

Nil

Gifts & Hospitality

Nil

Non-financial Interests

Nil

Close Family Members 

Nil

Register of Interests

Political Group

 

Remuneration

  • Employed as Director, Scotland by CPT

Other Roles

none

Contracts

none

Election Expenses

none

Houses, Land & Buildings

Owner of Property in Edinburgh.

Interest in Share & Securities

none

Gifts & Hospitality

none

Non-financial Interests

none

Close Family Members 

none