John Harrison
It's a privilege and a pleasure to represent the Aston and Melbourne Division on the county council since 2000.
I'm the Cabinet Member for Finance and Management, which includes budget strategy, finance and management, efficiency/value for money, property, rationalisation, procurement, human resources, legal and Member services. I represent the council on the County Council Network - an offshoot of the Local Government Association.
In addition, I'm a South Derbyshire District Councillor for the Melbourne Ward, a governor of Sale and Davys CE Primary School and Chairman of each of the Liaison Committees for the Elvaston, Shardlow and Swarkestone quarries and Chairman of the Melbourne Sporting Partnership.
I've a special interests in the elderly, sport and leisure, East Midlands Airport, the Donington Race Track and, above all, helping constituents resolve their individual concerns.
Political details
- Party
- Derbyshire Conservative Party website
- Council position
- Cabinet Member for Finance and Management
- Electoral division
- Aston and Melbourne
- Serving communities
- Serving the communities of Aston, Barrow, Elvaston, King's Newton, Melbourne, Shardlow and Great Wilne, Swarkestone and Weston.
- Outside bodies This lists all other groups and organisations with which the councillor holds a position or is involved.
- I represent the council on a number of outside organisations or bodies
- Financial & other interests' This declaration shows information relating to business, property, political partyor other organisation membership.
- 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
Contact details
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 our headquarters in Matlock. You can either just watch the proceedings or you can ask a question. Details of how to do this are available here (opens in a new window).
- County Hall
- 01629 539257
- Home
- 01332 862477
- Mobile
- 07715 612581
- john.harrison@derbyshire.gov.uk
- Address
- Hope Cottage,
55 Penn Lane,
Melbourne,
Derbyshire,
DE73 8EQ - Surgery times
I hold regular Advice Surgeries at Melbourne Leisure Centre, High Street, on the first Saturday of each month, between 11am and noon.
The surgeries are held in the 'Old' Police Room, which is adjacent to the rear/side entrance, taking the left hand side of the centre as you face it. Appointments are not necessary; just please call in.
Expenses claims
Expenses claims have been published from 1 October 2011. If no claims are displayed the member may not have submitted a claim yet or may never claim expenses.
The following documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can download the PDF software for free from the Adobe website (opens in a new window)