Tracey Crouch

Local councillors, Alan Jarrett and David Wildey, congratulate Tracey Crouch who has just been selected as Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Chatham & Aylesford constituency.

More details to follow.

Alan Jarrett

Alan has lived in Lordswood for 16 years with his wife Denise and two sons.

He works as a business consultant and writer, and runs his own distribution company.

Alan was first elected to Medway Council in 1997 to represent North Dane Ward, and was returned for that Ward again in 2000. Following boundary changes in Medway he was elected to represent Lordswood & Capstone in 2003.

Alan is currently Deputy Leader of Medway Council, and also responsible for the Finance Portfolio on Medway’s Cabinet. He is proud to be overseeing the finances in Medway, which gives Medway the lowest council tax in Kent.

Locally he works on behalf of residents in solving local problems, and is able to promote Lordswood & Capstone via his work on Medway’s Cabinet. Many small schemes have been successfully delivered in Lordswood & Capstone over the last few years, with the most recent high profile example being the £185,000 youth project to build a ball court and renovate Lordswood library.

Currently work is being undertaken in partnership with the police to tackle some of the youth related issues that affect the Ward.

Alan and his Ward colleague David Wildey hold regular surgeries for residents at Lordswood Library on the first Saturday of every month.

Contact Alan: alan.jarrett@medway.gov.uk

David Wildey

David Wildey and his wife Denise have lived in Lordswood for over 20 years. They have two grown up sons, Daniel and Mark.


David has run his own decorating business for most of his working life.

Since becoming a Councillor David has worked to improve the local area and help local people with their concerns. Most recently he has worked towards having youth facilities built in the area, local roads resurfaced and winter salt bins placed on roads with dangerous inclines. Shortly the library will have building work to protect and enhance it, and many other improvements for the area thanks to action from david and fellow Conservative councillors.

David has always tried to help his community. He has been a volunteer for a local charity for a number of years and was a Parent Governor at a local school before becoming a councillor and is now a LEA Governor at a Lordswood school.

He has fully supported the Memorial Meadow in Capstone Road and has worked closely with the group of volunteers who built and maintain it.

David was very supportive of, and worked with residents in their fight to keep Capstone Valley free of large scale building projects. He helped with the petition and presented it to full council.

Contact David: dwba10263@blueyonder.co.uk