Dear East Surrey Residents, I am delighted to be standing as the Independent Candidate in the forthcoming East Surrey Unitary Election.

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For the past two years, in my own time and at my own expense, I have attended many meetings and conferences in the UK covering political topics including, this year: Mending Britain's Broken Economy; The Freedom Festival at Buckingham University; Spectator events; The Rule of Law; and Free Trade; a Gala Dinner at London Guildhall and a Policy Summit discussing Border Force in Yorkshire. These events are useful for keeping my thinking current and, gave me the opportunity to meet councillors who are already in a unitary council and who were willing to answer my questions on how a unitary council works in their experience.
Born in Hampshire, I grew up in the leafy New Forest District. I have lived in Tandridge for 41 Years and have always worked with my local community, initially in a NHS hospital pharmacy, as a part-time Head Gymnastics Coach at my local sports' centre for 34 years and as a Primary Teacher in Surrey and Sussex. I specialised in teaching Global Education, PSHE and Sport. The British Council enabled me to visit a remote village school in the Gambia and I was one of ten teachers who went to Mauritius to research Citizenship.
I first became interested in politics 11 years ago and have been passionately involved ever since. I stood in European, local and Parliamentary elections before becoming an Independent District Councillor for Felbridge (2021-24) where I sat on Planning and Planning Policy Committees, Gatwick New Runway and Community Infrastructure Working Groups. My approach is not party-led but issue-led. I am genuinely interested in people and politics and I appreciate the natural world. I have no political party ties and would be working only for the residents of our villages and our countryside.
Since May 2024, I have continued to attend the South Tandridge Health & Wellbeing Network meetings, the last 2025 session was held in Lingfield. If elected I hope to be able to use my experience in health & sport to improve our healthcare.

Judy Moore. Independent Candidate for East Surrey Unitary Council