Plymouth Conservatives,
Unit 346,
Faraday Mill,
Cattewater Road,
Prince Rock,
Plymouth,
PL4 0SP
Email:
matt4moorview@googlemail.com
Matthew was born in 1976 and grew up in east Surrey. He attended a local church-comprehensive, St. Bede’s in Redhill. Matthew read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of East Anglia. His employment background is in alternative dispute resolution.
Matthew has legal training and has been called to the bar. For the past three years, his work as an adjudicator involved getting a fair result for people in dispute with their health-insurance providers.
Matthew has a great love of Devon and a real interest in Plymouth and the concerns of Plymouth citizens.
Matthew says:
“Plymouth is such an important city to our country’s history and has the opportunity for a vibrant future. Politics is getting very interesting now and people have a real chance to make a difference at the next election. If voters give me the opportunity I will fight hard for Plymouth to ensure its economy and quality of life are strengthened and secured.”
Matthew enjoys horse riding and target shooting. He has always been active in the community, helping in his local United Reformed Church as a church elder and chairing the local police panel. Matthew is greatly looking forward to becoming involved in the community in Plymouth and fighting hard for the issues that concern Plymouth voters.
Matthew Groves' Experience
Since his early twenties Matthew has always taken a key role in the local community. Matthew was first elected to his local parish council aged 23. He has represented residents on Tandridge District Council since 2002, when aged 25.
He chairs the Tandridge Housing Committee and was vice chairman of Development Control for several years and one year as vice-chairman of Overview and Scrutiny.
He has gained a great deal of experience in planning and housing issues. Matthew is one of those politicians who rolls up his sleeves and gets involved in the nitty-gritty issues that affect people.
His involvement in the police community partnership group has given him a good understanding of law and order issues that face so many cities and towns throughout the country.
Matthew passionately believes that the state should allow society to flourish and is deeply concerned at the growing encroachment of the state in our personal lives. He strongly believes that individuals should be trusted to make decisions about their own lives. He will fight hard, if elected, to protect our traditional liberties from an arrogant state. At the same time he will campaign for law and order measures to protect the rights of ordinary citizens against criminality.