Lindsay Whittle
Lindsay Whittle | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales East | |
| In office 6 May 2011 – 5 April 2016 [1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Caerphilly, Wales |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Profession | Housing manager |
Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle is a Welsh politician. A member of Plaid Cymru, he was an Assembly Member (AM) for the South Wales East electoral region in the National Assembly for Wales 2011–16.
Political career
Whittle was born in Caerphilly in South Wales, and lives in Abertridwr, Caerphilly. He repeatedly won local council elections since he entered politics in 1976, while working for several decades as a housing manager in Cardiff. He was first elected Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council between 1999 and 2004, and a second time in from 2008 to 2011.[2] He is also the Welsh Local Government Association's spokesperson on Equalities, Community Safety and Social Justice.[3] He stood in every Welsh Assembly election since its formation in 1999, and eight times for the Westminster Parliament seat of Caerphilly.[3] In 2011 he was elected as Assembly Member for South Wales East in the National Assembly for Wales.[4]
Following his election to the Welsh Assembly, Whittle stood down as leader of Caerphilly County Council, but remained as a backbench councillor,[5][6] he was re-elected as a councillor in 2012 and 2017.[7]
Electoral performance
Whittle has contested several elections under the Plaid Cymru banner:
Offices held
References
- ^ "Member Profile". National Assembly for Wales.
- ^ Cllr. Lindsay Whittle, Caerphilly County Borough Council
- ^ a b Lindsay Whittle Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today, Plaid Cymru website
- ^ "Tories, Plaid celebrate as Lib Dems face more pain". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Lindsay Whittle, new Plaid Cymru AM, quits council post". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Caerphilly leader to stay on for replacement". South Wales Argus. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Councillor details – Councillor Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle". www.democracy.caerphilly.gov.uk. 9 November 2019.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2003". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC News | Elections | Wales 99 | Regions | South Wales East". news.bbc.co.uk.