Councillor Winston Strachan

Born in the West Indies, Winston spent most of his adult life in South West London and has lived and worked in Northampton for the last 22 years. He has two grown up children from his previous marriage, both of whom were educated in London and Northamptonshire. Winston currently lives with his wife Janice in Weston Favell and is employed as a Quality Assurance manager by an American owned corporation with operations on the town's Brackmills industrial estate.

Winston was first elected as a Borough Councillor in 1999. Having been a very active member of the Borough Council, the importance of representing Northampton on the County Council became evident to him, as well as the importance of services such as education, social services and highways. He was first elected as a County Councillor in 2001 and has represented Billing division, St Crispin division and since 2013 the Castle division. In his first four years on the Council, he chaired the Lifelong Learning Committee and was the Deputy Chair of the Standards Committee. He was also a member of the Community Scrutiny Committee.

Currently, Winston is Chairman of the Environment, Development and Transport Scrutiny Committee. As a County Councillor and a person, Winston’s main areas of interest include education and health, children and families. He is particularly keen on provisions for young mothers, especially those living in deprived areas of Northampton. Winston is also very much aware of the every day difficulties faced by the elderly, the disabled and ethnic minorities within our community. He takes a particular interest in communities, environmental and community safety issues.