He has been a Town Councillor for the past 17 years, was Town Mayor of Marlow in 1997 and 2004 and Deputy Town Mayor for three terms.  He was Chairman of the Town Council Planning Committee during a four year period.   For the past 10 years he has also served as a Wycombe District Councillor, two years of which was as Chairman of the Planning Committee.   He was Chairman of Wycombe District Council in 2005/06.

In 2005 he was elected as a Buckinghamshire County Councillor representing Marlow and he currently serves as a member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for Children’s Services, which includes schools.   He is very proud of the extremely high standard of education in Buckinghamshire, the achievements of which, year on year, are consistently higher than the National average.   He also serves on the Overview and Scrutiny on Adult Services and represents Marlow on the committee overseeing the recently introduced Civil Enforcement area for parking.   Additionally, as a Councillor, he represents the various Councils on several outside committees and organisations based in Marlow.   He is currently a Governor of the Berkshire College of Agriculture in Burchetts Green, Berkshire.   He is the local authority representative for, and a Director of, Padstones, a charity caring for homeless young people.   Doug has worked tirelessly for a number of local charities and visits local schools and hospitals on a regular basis, most notably at Easter and Christmas.

In 1998 Doug was awarded an MBE for his charity work with children and the elderly over the last 20 years.

Looking to the future, Doug wants to use his years of local experience and expertise to continue serving and representing the people of Marlow.   He also intends to increase his Charity work and become more involved in activities for children, including heading up a campaign for a children’s hospice.

Richard has been a Marlow Town Councillor since 2003 and was the Town Mayor for 2006 – 08.   During his time as mayor, he visited many local organisations and encouraged all sections of the community to participate in Town activities.   For 4 of the past 6 years, he has been Chairman of the Town Council Finance Committee ensuring that essential services have been maintained at the lowest possible cost to the Council tax payer.

Richard is also a Wycombe District Councillor for Marlow.   He is the Cabinet representative for Marlow and serves on the Regulatory & Appeals committee and the Economic Development & Transportation committee.   He is also a standing deputy for both the Audit and the Development Control committees.

Richard has lived in Marlow for 32 years, currently at Mill Road and is a self-employed Chartered Accountant running his own business consultancy, having spent his previous career as Finance director of a number of public companies.   Being self employed allows Richard the flexibility to attend Council meetings during the day, as well as in the evenings and at weekends.

Locally, he is a Trustee and the Treasurer of the Friends of All Saints Church, Marlow, a director of the local radio station, MarlowFM Limited and a Trustee of Brinkhurst Trust, a sheltered home for elderly residents.   He was chairman of Marlow Round Table in 1980 and 1986 and its president in 2008.

He wants Marlow to retain its unique and vibrant character, whilst enjoying the benefits of the 21^st century.