Who’s Who?

Yate Town Council welcomes comments from the members of the public on any issue. You can either contact your local Councillor or Council Staff directly (contact details below), contact the Town Council, or attend a Full Council meeting and speak during the public participation session.

Mayor of Yate

At the May 2026 Annual Yate Town Council Meeting, Councillor Ray Perry (pictured right) was elected as Mayor, with Councillor John Ford (pictured left) elected as Deputy-Mayor.

Councillors

Yate Town Council has 17 elected members who represent the people of the town. All Town Councillors are governed by a Code of Conduct, which ensures that high standards are maintained.

Councillors for Yate Central Ward

You can contact any of the councillors below via the Council contact page.

Councillor Sandra Emms

Telephone: 01454 314139
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor John Ford – Deputy Mayor

Telephone: 01454 311632
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Margaret Marshall

Telephone: 01454 315750
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Gabriela Miron

Telephone: 07723861406
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Tony Sharp

Telephone: 01454 321264
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Wendy Tomasin

Telephone: 01454 313402
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillors for Yate South Ward

Councillor Tony Davis

Telephone: 01454 881415
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Cheryl Kirby

Telephone: 01454 856495
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillors for Yate North Ward

Councillor Aziz Chowdhry

Telephone: 07920042954
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Nicola Clarke

Telephone: 01454 311877
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Mike Drew

Telephone: 07966228864
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor John Emms

Telephone: 01454 314139
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Alan Monaghan

Telephone: 01454 881251
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Ben Nutland

Telephone: 07596338096
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Ray Perry – Mayor

Telephone: 01454 821599
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Karl Tomasin

Telephone: 07828984099
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Councillor Chris Willmore

Telephone: 01454 882356
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: Yate Town Council Offices (Poole Court)

Council Staff

If you have any problems or enquiries which are relevant to Town Council staff, then our list of staff names, positions and contact details will help.

If the person you wish to contact does not have contact details published then please contact the Town Council here.

Many of Yate Town Council’s staff work from the town council office at Poole Court, Yate,  there are also caretakers, estates people and cleaners who work across the town.

To view the Yate Town Council Staff Structure chart, please click here.

Town Clerk & Deputy Town Clerk

You can email the Town Clerk & Deputy Town Clerk directly via our contact form.

Town Clerk	Hayley Townsend	01454 866510
Deputy Town Clerk	Julia Alden	01454 866506

Service Support Team 

You can email individual council staff here.

Service Support Manager	Julia Alden	01454 866506
Service Support Officer	Lucy Thomas	01454 866506
Lead Service Support Assistant	Karen Harris	01454 866508
Service Support Assistant	Rachel Evans	01454 866506
Service Support Assistant	Sam Andrews	01454 866506
Service Support Assistant	Alona White	01454 866506

Finance Team

You can email individual council staff here.

Responsible Finance Officer & Finance Manager	Paul Carroll	01454 866507
Deputy Responsible Finance Officer	Catherine Demmery	01454 866507
Finance Assistant	Julie Westcott	01454 866251
Finance Assistant	Becky Gunter	01454 866251
Finance Assistant	Sue Horner	01454 866251

Estates Team

Estates Manager	Phil Jones
Estates Supervisor	Rob Noble
Community Support Assistant	Lynn Jephtha
Community Support Assistant	Position Filled
Estates Building Maintenance Supervisor	Tom Edge
Estates Person	Adam Hill
Estates Person	Tim Goodfield
Estates Person	Luke Firstbrook
Estates Person	Tony Zorzo
Estates Person	Shaun Wilmott
Estates Apprentice	Jack Nunn
Estates Site Cleaner	Nigel Slade
Estates Site Cleaner	Shaun Jankovic
Estates Site Cleaner	Paul Dracup
Caretaker Poole Court	Georgina Cann
Estates Weekend Caretaker	Tim Stone
Cleaner	Sian Phillips
Cleaner	Kerryanne Bryant
Cleaner	Lorna Meek

Yate Heritage Centre Staff

You can email individual council staff here.

Community Heritage & Culture Engagement Officer	vacant	01454 862200
Heritage Education Assistant	Hannah Frost	01454 862200
Service Support Assistant	Vladislav Kolobov	01454 862200

Armadillo Youth Cafe and Venue Staff

To contact the Armadillo please call 01454 869441 or email [email protected]   

Venues Operations Officer	Carene Whiting-Hays
Assistant Venue Operations Officer	Stephanie Thorne
Senior Youth Co-ordinator	Kasie Niblett
Youth Co-ordinator	Bethany Edwards-Coomber
Venue Assistant	Kelly Rogers
Venue Assistant (maternity leave)	Holly Payne
Venue Assistant (maternity cover)	Tenisha Chinyanganya
Venue Assistant	Kian Langley
Venue Assistant	Suzanne Carter
Venue Assistant	Jodie Berry
Venue Assistant	Tom Davis
Venue Assistant	Vladislav Kolobov
Venue Assistant	Phoebe Andrews
Community Projects Apprentice	Hope Whinham