Gareth Bacon

Who is Gareth Bacon?

Gareth Andrew Bacon is a Conservative Party 'additional member' of the London Assembly, elected in the May 2008 election.

Bacon was born in Hong Kong, and studied at the University of Kent at Canterbury where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Politics and Government in 1996, followed by a Master of Arts degree in European Studies in 1997. He worked as head of the public sector division of Martin Ward Anderson from 2004.

Prior to running for the Assembly, Bacon was elected to Bexley Council in 1998, 2002 and 2006 for Sidcup West ward, serving as the Council's Vice Chairman of the Town Planning Committee and as its Deputy Mayor. He was also Shadow Cabinet Spokesman for Environment Transport and Regeneration from 2003 to 2006 and played a full part in holding the Labour Council of 2002–06 to account, scoring a notable victory by defeating the Labour administration’s plans to sell off half of Bexley’s allotment land for development.

Bacon was a key player in the team that secured a landslide victory for the Conservatives in the local elections of 2006, after which he was appointed Cabinet Member for the Environment.