About Nigel

Nigel is 35 years old and has lived in Langley Mill for 7 years. He serves on Amber Valley Borough Council, and Heanor and Loscoe Town Council.

Nigel is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He works locally as a tax adviser, specialising in advising UK businesses on International Tax issues.

Nigel was born in Jacksdale, has lived in the area his whole life. Aside from politics, Nigel's is a keen follower of sport - he is a season ticket holder at Notts County and a member of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.

He also enjoys travelling with his partner, Alice, and drinking the occasional real ale.

Nigel has been involved in local politics since 1997, and has served on Amber Valley Borough Council since 2004, representing Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse ward. He was also elected to Heanor and Loscoe Town Council in 2007.

Nigel has a degree in Classics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1999. Nigel has worked a tax adviser for 12 years - originally dealing with small businesses and personal tax but more recently specialising in advising businesses on international tax issues, and especially on inward investment into the UK.

You can view Nigel's Declaration Form here.

A message from Nigel:

"People commonly ask me why I want to be an MP. Some people ask if it's the money or (jokingly I think) the chance of a Plasma TV on expenses. I can say categorically it's not the money that motivates me. What motivates me, as I hope is the case for all politicians, is the chance to try and make life better for everyone, to try and help people.

For me this means enabling and allowing people to achieve everything that their talents and desires can. It means providing a health service that is there when we need it most; an education system that gives our children the opportunities they deserve; a police force that keeps us safe.

The Labour government has got our country's finances into a huge mess. They've forgotten that you have to pay for what you spend - and wasted 10s of Billions.
We need a Conservative government to take the difficult decisions, focus spending on the priority services - not on unnecessary schemes and bureaucracy - and get our finances back in shape."