An East Sussex County Councillor for Wealden North East (covering the part or all of the parishes of Frant, Hadlow Down, Mayfield & Five Ashes, Rotherfield, and Wadhurst).
Bob is Deputy Chairman (Political & Policy) of Wealden Conservative Association.
On the East Sussex Authority he is the Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability and also Deputy Chairman of the Sussex Police and Crime Panel.
Bob was first elected as Wealden District Councillor for Wadhurst in 2004 and was re-elected in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. In 2007, he was asked to join the Wealden Cabinet as Portfolio Holder for Finance and, from 2010, combined this with the role of Leader of the Council until stepping down as Leader in 2022. He was elected to East Sussex County Council in 2013
Bob was responsible for the launching and delivery of Wealden’s Transformation Programme in 2010. This programme reduced the costs of running the Council whilst maintaining the services the community rely upon.