Mike Longden

• Electoral division: Derwent Valley
  
• Serving the communities of Baslow and Bubnell, Birchover, Calver, Chatsworth, Curbar, Darley Dale, Endsor, Froggatt, Northwood and Tinkersley, Pilsley, Rowsley, Stanton, South Darley, Stoney Middleton.
• Party: Conservative
  
• email mike.longden@derbyshire.gov.uk
• Council position: Cabinet Member for Education

About me

I was elected on to the Council in June 2009 and have lived in Baslow with my wife, Chris, for the past 30 years. We have four children.

As well as my Cabinet responsibilities I also represent the Chatsworth ward on Derbyshire Dales District Council, where I’ve been a cabinet member and where I’m currently a member of the Audit and Planning committees.

I trained as an accountant and I’m the former Managing Director and major shareholder of a medium sized manufacturing and distribution company located in Derbyshire.

I’m also a Director and Trustee of the Derbyshire Rural Communities Council, Trustee of the Baslow Sports Field Trust and Chairman of Connexions Derbyshire Limited.

Contact me

If you want to contact me about any aspect of Derbyshire County Council’s business or services you can do so by using the following details:

• At County Hall: 01629 580000 ext 36016
• At Home: 01246 583475
• Surgery times: I hold surgeries during the year which are advertised locally. If you need to see me at other times, please use the contact details given here.
• Address:
  Derbyshire County Council
  County Hall
  Matlock
  Derbyshire
  DE4 3AG

I am always keen to get feedback, good or bad, on county council related matters so you can help shape what we do and how we do it, both now and in years to come. Young people can also make their voice heard through the council’s b_line (opens in a new window) site or by emailing youngpeople@derbyshire.gov.uk

You can also come along to any of Derbyshire County Council meetings which take place six times a year, usually on a Wednesday afternoon, at its headquarters in Matlock.  You can either just watch the proceedings or you can ask a question. For details of how to do this please read our openness at meetings page.

Outside bodies

I represent the council on a number of outside organisations or bodies

My politics

• Party: Derbyshire Conservative Party website

News from this patch

Keep up-to-date with what we are doing in and around your community with the latest news:

• Derbyshire Dales News - March 2010 (179KB)

My financial and other interests

The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct)(England) Order 2007 requires councillors to a make a statement of Financial and Other Interests. View my declaration