About John Galvin
The first local authority I was elected to was Huddersfield County Borough in 1970, on which I served until the demise of the authority in 1974. I was then elected to Kirklees in 1978 and served until 1982. Whilst on Kirklees Council I served on the Association of Municipal Authorities Housing Committee in London.
I was the first Parish Clerk when the Parish Council of Mirfield was created in 1988 whilst also being a Parish Councillor. I moved to work in York in 1989 and came to live in Bishopthorpe in 1990. I was first elected to the City of York Council in 1999 but following Ward Boundary changes and moving wards I lost my seat on the Council. From 2003 until 2007 I served on Acaster Malbis Parish Council being it's chairman from 2004 until 2007.
I was re-elected for the Bishopthorpe Ward in 2007.
I serve on the following committees:-
- "Cultural Quarter" Ad Hoc Scrutiny Committee
- Bishopthorpe & Wheldrake Ward Committee
- Corporate Appeals Panel
- Environment Appeals Panel
- Executive Member For Corporate Services and Advisory Panel (Substitute)
- Executive Member for Housing & Adult Social Services Advisory Panel (Substitute)
- Executive Member For Neighbourhood Services and Advisory Panel (Substitute)
- Planning Committee
- Planning Enforcement Ad Hoc Scrutiny Committee (Substitute)
- Scrutiny Management Committee (Chair)
- Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling In) (Chair)
- Standards Committee (Substitute)
- West & City Centre Area Planning Sub-Committee
My Mission Statement is as follows:
"Through my work as the Bishopthorpe Ward Councillor my mission is to make the ward a clean, safe and pleasant place to live. I will represent the views, concerns and aspirations of ward residents to the very best of my ability to the city of York Council. I will not promise that which I cannot deliver, whilst dealing with residents I will be honest, courteous and respectful at all times"
