About Allan

"Allan is a very committed, conscientious and compassionate councillor.  As chair of the Styvechale and District Residents' Association I can cite many examples of Allan's support, He regularly attends our committee meetings and readily engages with local issues, he has attended our local events and he pursues our queries with the local council very diligently...  

Working Hard for Earlsdon, Styvechale, Beechwood Gardens & Coventry

Allan was born and raised in Coventry and was elected to the City Council on 1 May 2008 to represent Earlsdon Ward. He attended Manor Park Primary School followed by Sherbourne Fields due to being diagnosed with arthritis at a young age.

Despite arthritis, he was actively involved in sports as a teenager winning the ‘Contribution to Sport’ award two years running and has represented the West Midlands region at swimming. Allan was also involved with the ‘Football in the Community Scheme’ for both Coventry City and Nuneaton Town (formerly Borough) Football Clubs.

Following two years at Henley College in Coventry, he moved to Canterbury as a student. In 2005, he graduated from the University of Kent and subsequently worked for a Member of the European Parliament as a Press Officer and later as a Political Counsellor to the Conservative Delegation of Members of the European Parliament. He later spent time working for both Rolls-Royce and a Conservative Member of Parliament.

Following his election, Allan was appointed as a governor of Earlsdon Primary School and a Feoffee of Bonds Hospital Estate Charity which provides housing to elderly citizens and was founded in 1508. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of Whitefriars Housing Association until his appointment to the Shadow Cabinet in May 2010.

As a Councillor, he has served as Deputy Chairman of the City Council’s Audit Committee and is the Conservative Spokesman for City Services, which includes many frontline services provided by the Council, including highways maintenance, street pride, bereavement services, refuse collections and recycling.

In March 2011, Allan was elected Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in Coventry.

..."He lends his support to local causes and was instrumental in facilitating our objection to a planning application made by the local council. It was a battle on a David and Goliath scale and with Allan's help we were successful. He relates well to young and old alike, we are delighted he is our local elected representative, we could not wish for more." (Chair, Styvechale & District Residents' Association.)