Peter Kinnison lives in the ward at Godshill Wood and has three grown children. He is a training consultant and professional assessor of vocational qualifications.

“I enjoy living in the area and am keen to put something back into the local community. There are increasing challenges for rural communities, not least for those areas included in the National Park. The speed and increasing volume of traffic through our villages. Satellite Navigation has a lot to answer for!

The need for very small developments of affordable housing for villagers and solving the public transport problem. Protecting our ancient “byways open to all traffic” from intensive leisure use along with defending the landscape and fabric of our villages must be key priorities.

Liberals were the original environmental campaigners 40 years ago when few others thought it was a good idea. I would relish the opportunity to join the council’s Lib Dem group to promote their environmental agenda.”