David Leaf

David has lived in Bexley since 1984, growing up in the Borough, attending local primary and secondary schools, and previously working in a local small business. He has represented communities in Bexley as a local Councillor for 12 of the last 16 years and has also served terms as a school governor and a trustee of a local charity. David has a strong record helping residents with issues and campaigning for road safety improvements, action to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour, and support for local families and businesses affected by the Covid pandemic. As the Council’s Cabinet Member for Resources, David has developed schemes to support low income households, worked with colleagues to get funding distributed to businesses, and is proud of overseeing the financing of Council’s housing company BexleyCo as it built it’s first housing development for local people to move into. Over the last four years, David has also worked cross-Party and pan-London to develop and oversee a multi-million pound programme to commission charities to combat homelessness and tackle domestic and sexual abuse.