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.