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 2025 Annual Yate Town Council Meeting, Councillor Aziz Chowdhry (pictured right) was elected as Mayor, with Councillor Alan Monaghan (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
Address: 42 Clayfield, Yate
Bristol BS37 7HU
Email: [email protected]

Councillor John Ford

Telephone: 01454 311632
Address: 13 Argyle Drive, Yate
Bristol BS37 5TZ
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Margaret Marshall

Telephone: 01454 315750
Address: 18 Stanshawe Crescent, Yate
Bristol BS37 4EB
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Gabriela Miron

Telephone: 07723861406
Address: 133 Normandy Drive, Yate
Bristol BS37 4FL
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Tony Sharp

Telephone: 01454 321264
Address: 8 Meadow Mead, Yate
Bristol BS37 7UT
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Wendy Tomasin

Telephone: 01454 313402
Address: 37 Chichester Way, Yate
Bristol BS37 5TB
Email: [email protected]

Councillors for Yate South Ward

Councillor Tony Davis

Telephone: 01454 881415
Address: 11 Lydbrook Close, Yate
Bristol BS37 4HS
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Cheryl Kirby

Telephone: 01454 856495
Address: 213 Dovecote, Yate
Bristol BS37 4PF
Email: [email protected]

Councillors for Yate North Ward

Councillor Aziz Chowdhry – MAYOR

Telephone: 07920042954
Address: 3 Sandy Lodge, Yate
Bristol BS37 4HE
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Nicola Clarke

Telephone: 01454 311877
Address: 46 Cornwall Crescent, Yate
Bristol BS37 7RX
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Mike Drew

Telephone: 07966228864
Address: 3 Churchfarm Close, Yate
Bristol BS37 5BZ
Email: [email protected]

Councillor John Emms

Telephone: 01454 314139
Address: 42 Clayfield, Yate
Bristol BS37 7HU
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Alan Monaghan – DEPUTY MAYOR

Telephone: 01454 881251
Address: 13 Homefield, Yate
Bristol BS37 5US
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Ben Nutland

Telephone: 07596338096
Address: 58 Dorset Way, Yate
Bristol BS37 7SP
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Ray Perry

Telephone: 01454 821599
Address: 14 Tyndale Avenue, Yate
Bristol BS37 5EU
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Karl Tomasin

Telephone: 07828984099
Address: 37 Chichester Way, Yate
Bristol BS37 5TB
Email: [email protected]

Councillor Chris Willmore

Telephone: 01454 882356
Address: 3 Churchfarm Close, Yate
Bristol BS37 5BZ
Email: [email protected]

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 Bennett	01454 866506
Lead Service Support Assistant	Karen Harris	01454 866508
Service Support Assistant	Rachel Evans	01454 866506
Service Support Assistant (maternity leave)	Mel Dixon-Bamforth	01454 866506
Service Support Assistant (maternity cover)	Sam Andrews	01454 866506
Community Engagement 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
Lead Estates Person	Tom Edge
Estates Person	Adam Hill
Estates Person	Tim Goodfield
Estates Person	Luke Firstbrook
Estates Person	Tony Zorzo
Estates Person	Shaun Wilmott
Estates Apprentice	Post vacant
Estates Site Cleaner	Nigel Slade
Estates Site Cleaner	Shaun Jankovic
Resident Caretaker – Poole Court	Tom Kott
Estates Weekend Caretaker	Tim Stone

Community Projects Team

You can email individual council staff here.

Community Projects Manager	Leah Collier	01454 866506
Community Projects Officer	Lori Ramsay	01454 866506
Community Support Assistant	Isabelle Eaton	01454 866506

Yate Heritage Centre Staff

You can email individual council staff here.

Community Heritage Officer	Vacant	01454 862200
Heritage Education Assistant & Heritage Operations Officer	Hannah Frost	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	Holly Payne
Venue Assistant	Georgia Andrews
Venue Assistant	Kian Langley
Venue Assistant	Suzanne Carter
Venue Assistant	Jodie Berry
Venue Assistant	Tom Davis
Venue Assistant	Vacancy
Venue Assistant	Phoebe Andrews
Office Apprentice	Kyla Boulton