Kingston and Surbiton Conservatives

Cllr Nick Kilby

Councillor for Surbiton Hill Ward

Neighbourhood	Surbiton
Ward	Surbiton Hill
Collegues	Cllr Janet Bowen-Hitchings
	Cllr Paul Johnston
Ward Blog	www.surbhillcllr.wordpress.com

Contact Information

Phone	020 8547 5130
Email	Council Email
	KSCA Email
Address	Conservative Group Office, Rm 35, Guildhall, Kingston, KT1 1EU

Biography

From 1981 to 1991 he worked as a Stage Manager in the theatre and later produced plays and musicals for his own company and a leading producer in London. He was Head of the Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead before moving in the wider entertainment industry.

From 1992, he held senior roles in Cinema industry running a chain of Cinemas which owned the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square and others accross the UK. He was CEO of a leading facilities management company that ran the Pepsi London 3D Imax Theatre at The Trocadero, The Old Vic, The Playhouse, The Arts and The Roundhouse Theatres for their owners and and other visitor attractions in London and Scotland.

In 2000 he headed an american company running Imax Theatre worldwide, working in Usa, Europe and Russia.

He returned to the Arts in 2004 to takeover the buidling and opening of the £26million cultural centre in London East End. The centre opened in April 2006.

After being elected as a councillor in 2006, he accepted the opportunity to join Indigo Public Affairs as Vice President and take responsibility for major projects and business development. Giving his a refreshing change in focus from the entertainment industry.

For three years he was Vice President of the Cinema Exhibitor Association.

Council Commitments

In addition to being a member of The Shadow Executive and covering the protfolio of Housing and Adult Servies. He is a member of the Scutriny Panel, The Staff Appeals Committee, The Surbiton Neighbourhood, The Surbiton Planning Committee. Private Housing Cinsultative Committee

Nick also attends all Housing Consultative Committee as Shadow Housing Spokesperon.

Nick is a Govenor of Kingston Adult Eductaion

Achievements as a Councillor

Since 2006 Nick has been the lead member for the Scrutiny panel reviews of the executive decisions on The Rose Theatre (Twice), removal of the low and moderate Eligibity Criteria for Sociol Services , The Housing Revenue Account and Closure of one Day Care Centre (Hobkirk House).

We have brought the executive to account on major issues effecting the most vunarable in the community. While we have not been able to stop the closure of the Day Care centre we have caused the Executive to set up reviews of the future of the Housing Revenue Account after we identified its near financial colasp and failure to meet the repairs and renewels of people homes. We also made sure that the voices of residents of Hobkirk House were heard.

Nick proposed the council motion to save Hobkirk House.

In his ward he has chaired a working group of Residents from Ellerton and Bond Roads with Ward Councillors, Council Officers and The Nieghbourhood Police Team. The aim is to reduce the levels of anti sociol behaviour experineced by residents. The group has met several times and seen progress on each occasion. While it will take time to deal with all the issues it does show that community action in partnership with all the stakeholders can work.

Goals as a Councillor

The challenge of delivering quality services and keeping the council tax is down is a goal for all conservative councillors. The LIb Dem Administration is dreadul in this respect.

I have two further goals;

1. looking at how with the same resources we can actually give better services and make sure we give wider access to everyone and

2. Solving the funding problem of our sociol housing that is penalising our Tennants and those who lease homes from the council unfairly. East London residents are treated better than people in Kingston.