- Party: Dewsbury South Labour
- Term of Office: 2022 - 2023
- Mayor: Councillor Masood Ahmed
- Deputy Mayor: Councillor Cahal Burke
- Charity Appeal: Forget Me Not Children's Hospice
Details:
- Masood Ahmed was born in Dewsbury General Hospital and raised in Dewsbury. He is one of five boys born to immigrants of Pakistani origin. He takes great pride in his history and his identity as a Kashmiri and British Pakistani.
- Masood is married, and he and his wife had 6 children. Sadly two of his children passed away aged 6 and 20 years. He now has 2 sons and 2 daughters as well as 3 grandchildren.
- Masood's first school was Savile Town Infants, then Headfield Junior School, followed by Birkdale High School. He also attended Kirklees College and then University where he successfully completed a B.A. Honours degree in Business & Marketing, a Postgraduate in Public Sector Modernisation and National PSHE CPD Certificate.
- He has worked in the public sector for over 30 years, firstly as Youth worker then going on to work as a specialist outreach worker, encouraging adults back into education. He then moved on to a more enhanced Alcohol & Drugs Team supporting adults through Lifeline, and then worked for Children's Services again specialising in drugs work, supporting young people, parents and professional in education and prevention work around drugs and alcohol awareness.
- Masood was very honoured in 2006 to be elected in Dewsbury South Ward and thoroughly enjoys his role. He has chaired District Area Committees and Licensing and Safety Committee, been a member of the Fostering and Adoption Panel and chaired Kirklees Council Community Safety Partnership Executive. He has also served on the Kirklees Council Cabinet for 2 years holding the portfolio for Schools, Community Safety and Cohesion.
- Masood is a very family orientated individual and believes family are the most important people in his life. Losing his mum at a tender age of 22 and having to support his sibling along the way, whilst gaining further education and obtaining employment as well as the family challenges, has strongly bonded them. The love and emotional support of his wife and siblings has contributed greatly to his success.
- 'Me Time' is something Masood does not get much of but when he does he loves being with his family and watching a series on Netflix.
- Masood is a keen sports man. He loves playing football, squash, snooker and enjoys watching one day cricket and Formula 1. He enjoys meeting people from diverse backgrounds and faiths. This has enabled him to widen his networks as well as knowledge and experience.
- Party: Holme Valley South Conservative
- Term of Office: 2021 - 2022
- Mayor: Councillor Nigel Patrick
- Deputy Mayor: Councillor Masood Ahmed
- Charity Appeal: Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team
Details:
- Nigel was born in 1963 in Barnborough and in 1968, moved to the Holme Valley with his family where they took up farming. He and his older brother Richard attended Shepley Junior School, Kirkburton Middle School and Shelley High School.
- In 1977 Nigel's father died suddenly and the two sons were brought up by their mother at the farm high on the hills above New Mill. Both boys went onto higher education and graduated; Nigel in Biology and Richard in English Literature.
- Having spent over six months of his degree course in Scotland working for the Forestry Commission, Nigel returned to Edinburgh in 1985 to work for the Forestry Commission as a research worker, going onto further research in the field of tree pathology at The University of Leeds and The University of East Anglia.
- He later returned home to the farm, where, after his brother's death in a climbing accident, he settled, taking a position at Leeds City Council in 1991.
- Politics never really featured in Nigel's life although looking back at school reports there may be some clues. As the shy boy of the class, he grew in confidence, and developed strong opinions. In 1995, Nigel was asked to stand for The Holme Valley Parish Council.
- Convinced he wouldn't be elected he agreed to stand, and served The Parish Council for eight years and was made Chairman in 2002/3. In the same year, Nigel was elected to Kirklees Council as Ward Councillor for Holme Valley South. Since then he has held a number of positions within The Conservative Group and on The Council and was Chairman of Scrutiny from 2011 to 2015.
- Nigel is married to Judith and they live in Netherthong. Judith shares Nigel's love of the countryside and together they farm a small flock of Hebridean sheep and two hens.
- He said, "It's a great honour to serve Holme Valley South and the communities I grew up around, and I am honoured to be serving the borough as Mayor."
