South Hams district councillor – Totnes
Georgina Allen comes from an academic and educational background and is at present an early years consultant.
In her role as a councillor at South Hams District Council Georgina sits on the planning and licensing committee and is the council representative on the board of the South Devon National Landscape. She was one of a number of independent, progressive councillors on Totnes Town Council and served as deputy mayor. She is also a trustee of the Heritage Trust and Nature Save.
Georgina has been a member of the Green Party nearly all her life and started her career at age 12 collecting money to save the whales outside her local Tesco. She believes absolutely in the importance of community and that local decisions should be taken by local people.