Alison Swaddle

President of Reading East

Alison Swaddle became President in March 2016 and was re-elected in 2019 to serve a second 3 year term. Alison is also the Chairman of Berkshire Area and has been a member of the National Convention since 2010.

She was Reading East's Chairman from 2010 to 2013 and again for 2015/16 and served as Acting Chairman in 2016.

Alison is a Wokingham Borough Councillor and a Woodley Town Councillor and has served as agent in many local elections and voluntarily for the Parliamentary election in December 2019.

 

 

 

News

New Officers elected at AGM

At the Reading East Conservative Association Annual General Meeting on 10th March 2020 a host of new officers were elected to help drive the group forward.  

Campaign to save The Good Companion

Conservative Councillors and campaigners have been hard at work collecting signatures for a petition to save The Good Companion Pub and Salt & Vinegar Fish and Chip Shop in Woodley.

See Also

Shahid

Shahid Younis

Association Chairman

At the Reading East Conservative Association Annual General Meeting on 10th March 2020 Shahid Younis was elected as Chair of the Association.  He follows in the footsteps of Jane Stanford-Beale who was elected as interim Chair in September 2019.

Clare Grashoff

Cllr Clare Grashoff

Deputy Chairman - Political Campaigning

Clare Grashoff was elected as the Deputy Chairman Political at the Annual General Meeting in March 2020.

Isobel Ballsdon

Isobel Ballsdon

Deputy Chairman - Membership and Fundraising

Isobel was elected as Deputy Chairman Membership and fundraising at the Annual General Meeting in March 2020.

Dr Prem Sharma OBE

Dr Sharma is our Honorary Life President. He holds this position because of the respect in which he is held by the Association following many years of service as an officer at Association and Area level.