Dawn was born in Wirksworth and has a deep rooted connection with OUR local community.  She has served on Middleton Parish Council since the late 1990’s and has been a District Councillor since 2019 – she is passionate at representing her constituents and always works hard to resolve local issues – having a deep understanding to the needs of OUR community.   She has worked at Anthony Gell School as a teaching assistant for almost 20 years.

In the 2021 bye election, I was elected as a Labour Councillor for the Wirksworth Ward, covering Wirksworth,  Bolehill and Middleton. The villages of Carsington and Hopton now join Wirksworth, Bolehill and  Middleton in the newly extended ward – should I be re-elected, I look forward to continuing to provide a strong and effective voice for all the residents of this part of the Derbyshire Dales.

I am very passionate about helping residents to resolve problems, and I always take time to listen to what people have to say.

I sympathise deeply with all the many issues that residents have encountered with the refusecollection – it is due time this service was brought back ‘in house’, under the control of the District Council and I will do my upmost to ensure this happens, to ensure quality services are provided.

I will continue to vigorously campaign for more affordable and social housing –  youngerfamilies deserve to live where they were brought up – furthermore, this has a knock  on effect on our communities which need sustainability  – our communities need thriving schools so that our children can flourish.

Safer roads are needed and I will continue to endeavour to passionately advocate 20’s Plenty.

Our youth need  recreational areas and I will support improvements to our open spaces such as BIG (Bolehill Improvement Group) and The Skate Park in Wirksworth, for them to enjoy their leisure time.