Sheridan Westlake
Sheridan Westlake has been a special adviser (SpAd) to 10 Downing Street since the 2015 general election.[1] He was a former SpAd to the secretary of state for communities and local government Eric Pickles from May 2010.[2] Westlake is described as a 'local government specialist he has played a key part in planning the raft of initiatives so far announced by Eric Pickles at the DCLG.' [3]
Background
After attending the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, Westlake went on to study to postgraduate level at Oxford University. While he was there he was press officer of the Oxford Union for a number of years.[4]
In 2003, Westlake was elected councillor for the Merrow ward in Guildford borough. The Guardian described him as particularly "flamboyant".[5] He was re-elected in 2007 with an increased majority. In 2010 Westlake was appointed chairman of the Licensing Committee and served on the Corporate Improvement Scrutiny Committee.[6] He went on to become deputy director of research for the Conservative Party.[7]
As a special adviser to Pickles, Westlake was paid an annual salary of £69,000. [8]
Lunching with lobbyists
In 2012 Westlake had lunch with and lobbying firms PLMR, Hanover and Westminster Advisers.[9] A further lunch with Westminster Advisers took place on 10 April 2013. [10] No other lunches have been disclosed since. [11]
Contact and Notes
Contact
Address:142 Epsom Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 2RP
Email: Sheridan.Westlake AT guildford.gov.uk
Notes
- ↑ Linkedin Sheridan Westlake, accessed 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Iain Dale and Brian Brivati Top 100 most influential Right-wingers: 100-76 The Telegraph, 3 October 2010, accessed 16 October 2014
- ↑ PRCA, "PRCA Judges 2008", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Will Woodward, "Green but not lean: inside the Tory war room with space for 148 staff", The Guardian, 03.10.07, accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Guildford Council, "About me", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ PRCA, "PRCA Judges 2008", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Special advisers in post, 30 November 2014 GOV.UK, accessed 29 April 2015
- ↑ Disclosure Spads hospitality GOV.UK, published 15 February 2013, accessed 18 September 2014
- ↑ [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/253060/Spads_quarterley_returns_Apr_to_June_2013.pdf DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ADVISERS QUARTERLY RETURNS: 1 APRIL – 30 JUNE 2013 GIFTS RECEIVED], DCMG, accessed 19 September 2013
- ↑ DCLG special advisers data, GOV.UK, last updated 28 May 2014, accessed 19 September 2014
