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Bev Humberstone
Labour candidate for Wolvercote
Labour
Bev has been a trustee at the Agnes Smith Advice Centre down in Blackbird Leys for many years. Bev worked at Oxfam for 35 years. She is dedicated to fighting injustice, poverty, and inequality across Oxford and beyond. Since her retirement in 2022, Bev has been volunteering as a receptionist and a cashier at the Oxfam charity shop on the Cowley Road. As a former school governor, Bev is active in her local community and local Labour Party, and she’d encourage others to get involved too.
Where Bev fits into things
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Vale of White Horse