About me: Councillor Jeremy Birch

I was elected councillor for Baird and Ore, Hastings in 1995. I was born and raised in the area.

There are some pockets of serious deprivation in Broomgrove and Downs Farm. The public transport system is patchy which has a detrimental affect in an area on the fringes of Hastings where car-ownership levels are below the national average.

This area also has inadequate facilities for young people and is blighted by heavy traffic.

But how did I get here?

I joined the Labour Party while I was still at school and have been an active member throughout my adult life.

My community

One of the division’s biggest assets is the Hastings Country Park, a large, publicly accessible cliff-top and countryside area.

Broomgrove is also the site of Hastings’ largest Millennium Community housing development and Hastings is one of only seven such projects in the country.

Find out about my politics and how I represent the people of Hastings - Baird & Ore