The Board from June 2017 – May 2022
SEStran’s main policy and budgetary decisions are taken by the Partnership Board, consisting of 20 Councillor and nine Non-Councillor members.
Cllr Donald Balsillie
Clackmannashire Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
SNP
Remuneration
Clackmannanshire Council:
- Councillor, Ward 2, Clackmannanshire North
- Depute Provost, Depute Leader
- Convenor Planning Committee
- Vice Convenor, Regulatory Committee
- Spokesperson Environment and Housing
- Spokesperson Audit and Finance
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Property in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire – Tenant
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Alloa Day Home Trust – Trustee
- Central Scotland Valuation Joint Board – Substitute
Member - Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust – Member
- Comrie Trust – Member
- Pensions Committee – Member
- Scotland Excel – Member
- SEStran Regional Transport Partnership – Member
- SNP Alva Branch – Convenor
- Spittal Trust – Trustee
Cllr Dave Dempsey
Fife Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Conservative Party
Remuneration
Fife Council (Local Authority) – Councillor
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
Fife Conservative & Unionist Party – Chairman
Cllr Colin Davidson (Deputy Chair)
Fife Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Labour Party
Remuneration
Fire Council – Elected Member
Related Undertakings
- Fire Council Various Committees
- River Leven Trust – Trust Member
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
N/A
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
EIS Unite – Trade Union Activist
Cllr Ian Ferguson
Fife Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish National Party
Remuneration
Fife Council – Elected Member of Council
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
Scottish National Party – Member
Cllr Laura Murtagh
Falkirk Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
SNP
Remuneration
Falkirk Council – Senior Elected Member (with SRA)
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Domestic Property in Airth – Joint Owner – Within
SEStran Area
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
None
Cllr Fiona Collie
Falkirk Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
SNP
Remuneration
- Falkirk Council – Councillor
- Carers Scotland – Policy & Public Affairs Manager
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Joint Owner of a property in Falkirk District
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
Reinstate Bonnybridge Railway Station Board –
Secretary
Cllr Gordon Edgar (Chair)
Scottish Borders Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Independent
Remuneration
Scottish Borders Councillor
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Owner of a property in Selkirk
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
None
Cllr Jim Fullarton
Scottish Borders Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Conservative
Remuneration
- S.B.C – Councillor
- Director – Lumsdaine Renewables
- Farmer – J Fullarton & Son
- Director Lumsdaine Renewables – Family Partnership
- S.B.C delegate SEStran, J. Fullarton & Son (Partner
director)
Related Undertakings
- Lumsdaine Renewables – Director
- J. Fullarton & Son (Partner director)
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Owner of a property in Eyemouth, Farmer and Director
of Lumsdaine Renewables.
Shares & Securities
- Lumsdaine Renewables – Director
- RBS/Tesco Unit Trust ISA’s – Pension
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- National Farmer Union – Member
- Priory Church – Board Member
Cllr Russell Imrie
Midlothian Council
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
Cllr Chris Horne
West Lothian Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Conservative Party
Remuneration
- Taylor Horne Limited, business consultancy – Owner, director, sole employee.
- Bridges Future Limited, sustainability-based consultancy – Owner, director, sole employee, effectively dormant business
- West Lothian Council – Councillor, with responsibility for Audit
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Owner and resident of property in West Lothian– Resident and user of travel services within the SEStran area.
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association – Member, executive member of West Lothian association
- Linlithgow Community Development Trust – Trustee
- ONE Linlithgow Business Improvement District – Director
- River Kids Children’s Charity – Trustee
- St John’s Church, Linlithgow – Trustee
- Bike Station Edinburgh and Perth (Recycle to Cycle Ltd) – Retired Trustee (2018)
- West Lothian Twinning Association – Committee member
- West Lothian Grapevine Twinning Association – Committee member
- West Lothian Leisure – Councillor director
- West Lothian Ventures Group – Director
- Café Resourcing C.I.C – Director
Cllr Peter Smaill
Midlothian Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Remuneration
Midlothian Council – Councillor
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
- Owner – Currie Mains, Borthwick – Proximity A7
- Partner – Scout camp, Borthwick
Shares & Securities
Siemens AG: Ordinary stock
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Scottish Civic Trust – Trustee
- City Region Deal Oversight Committee – Member
- COSLA Fiscal Framework Committee – Member
- SESPLAN – Member (in process of winding down)
- Edinburgh Greenspace Trust – Director
- New Club, Edinburgh – Member
- Conservative Party – Member
Cllr Cameron Rose
City of Edinburgh Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Conservative group
Remuneration
City of Edinburgh Council – Councillor
Related Undertakings
- CEC Holdings, Arm’s Length Company of City of
Edinburgh Council – Director - Lothian Pension Fund – Committee Member and
Convenor of the Committee’s Audit Sub-Committee
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
None
Cllr Claire Miller
City of Edinburgh Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Green Group
Remuneration
City of Edinburgh Council – Elected Member
Related Undertakings
Transport for Edinburgh – Council Appointed Director,
unpaid
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Spokes – Member
- Living Streets – Member
Cllr Karen Doran
City of Edinburgh Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Labour
Remuneration
City of Edinburgh Council – Councillor
Related Undertakings
- Transport for Edinburgh – Director
- Edinburgh Community Solar Co–operative – Director
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
None
Cllr David Key
City of Edinburgh Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
SNP
Remuneration
City of Edinburgh Council – Councillor
Related Undertakings
- Trustee – Merchant Company, Endowment Trust
- Convener – Lothian Valuation Joint Board
- Member – Nuclear Free Local Authorities Scotland
- Member – Nuclear Free Local Authorities UK & Ireland
- Member – Scottish Councils Committee on Radioactive
Substances
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Member – Spokes – Lothian Cycle Campaign
- Member – RAC
Cllr Lesley Macinnes (Dep. Chair)
City of Edinburgh Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
SNP
Remuneration
City of Edinburgh Council:
- Elected member, SNP
- Transport and Environment Convenor
Related Undertakings
- Transport for Edinburgh: Chair
- Transform Scotland: Board member
- Energy for Edinburgh: Chair
- Edinburgh Solar Community Co-op: Board member
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
None
Cllr Mike Watson
Clackmannanshire Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Conservative (multi–member ward)
Remuneration
Clackmannanshire Council: Councillor, Ward 3,
Clackmannanshire Central Partnership & Performance
Committee, Member Licensing Board, Vice-Convenor.
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
Homeowner of a property in Alloa
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Alloa Day Home Trust: Trustee
- SEStran Regional Transport Partnership: Member
Cllr Cathy Muldoon
West Lothian Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Labour Party
Remuneration
- West Lothian Council: Councillor
- LNER (London North Eastern Railways): Travel
Consultant
Related Undertakings
- SESplan: Council Appointments
- Lothian Transport
Contracts
ATOC (All Train Operating Companies): Employed by
LNER and sell products for all operators.
Houses, Land & Buildings
Joint owner of property in West Lothian
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
- Scottish Labour Party Member: Councillor
- TSSA Union Member: Union Representative
Cllr Lachlan Bruce
East Lothian Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Scottish Conservative Party
Remuneration
- East Lothian Council – Councillor
- Scottish Parliament – Staff
Related Undertakings
None
Contracts
None
Houses, Land & Buildings
None
Shares & Securities
None
Gifts & Hospitality
None
Non-financial Interests
Member of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party – Member
Cllr_John_Macmillan
East Lothian Council
Register of Interests
Political Group
Remuneration
Related Undertakings
Contracts
Houses, Land & Buildings
Shares & Securities
Gifts & Hospitality
Non-financial Interests