Paul Hodgkinson

Paul has lived in the North Cotswolds and Stroud for 35 years and is totally committed to the area. He aims to stand up for those who feel disconnected from the decisions, appalling behaviour and chaos seen in Westminster. He wants to give the area I live in a real voice, getting things done and giving hope for the change which a lot of people crave after a decade of broken services.

Paul's record of public service includes being elected to Cotswold District Council and Gloucestershire County Council seven times - winning the rock solid Conservative seat of Bourton and Northleach after previously representing Bisley in the 1990s. He's also been Leader of the Opposition on both councils and is currently the CDC Cabinet Member for Health, Leisure and Parking. Alongside that he's run a business successfully in leadership coaching.

People know him for campaigns for local people, including better ambulance response times, safer roads and for being the first councillor in Gloucestershire to expose the sewage dumping scandal in our rivers. In addition he's lobbied hard for fast broadband, supported local schools and have been accessible always to residents.

Paul's priorities are:

• to fix the pressures in the NHS

• to help with the cost of living crisis by cutting energy bills and bringing his business experience to focus on a stable and thriving economy

• protecting the environment by ending the sewage scandal and conserving the beauty of Gloucestershire

• bringing his record of integrity and hard work to the role of MP.