Colin Noble

Colin Lawrence Noble (born 10 June 1965) is a British politician of the Conservative Party. He served as leader of the Suffolk Conservatives group[1] and Leader of Suffolk County Council from May 2015 to May 2018.[2][3]

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Colin Noble
Leader of Suffolk County Council
In office
21 May 2015 – 24 May 2018
Preceded byMark Bee
Succeeded byMatthew Hicks
Cabinet Member for Finances and Resources at Suffolk County Council
In office
Jun 2013 – May 2014
Cabinet Member for Adult & Community Services at Suffolk County Council
In office
Jul 2009 – May 2013
District Councillor for Lakenheath ward at Forest Heath District Council
In office
5 May 2011 – 2 May 2019
Chairman of Audit Scrutiny Committee at Forest Heath District Council
In office
May 2012 – May 2016
Suffolk County Councillor
for Row Heath
Assumed office
8 June 2006
Preceded byMatthew Edwards
Personal details
Born (1965-06-10) 10 June 1965
Newmarket, England
Political partyConservative
Websiteaskcolinnoble.com

Political and local government career

He was first elected as a County Councillor at a by-election for the county electoral division of Row Heath in the constituency of West Suffolk on 8 June 2006.[4]

Colin was elected to Forest Heath District Council at the 2011 United Kingdom local elections as one of the two District Councillors for Lakenheath ward.[5]

From 2011 to 2014, he was the Norfolk and Suffolk Area Chairman for the Conservative Party. In September 2017 Colin became the Deputy Chairman (Political) for the Eastern Region Conservatives.

He became Leader of the Conservative group on Suffolk County Council on 7 April 2015. At the annual general meeting of Suffolk County Council on 21 May 2015 he was duly elected Leader of Suffolk County Council.[6] At the Suffolk County Council Conservative leadership election held on 11 May 2018 Colin was defeated by County Councillor Matthew Hicks and left office as Leader of Suffolk County Council on 24 May 2018 at its Annual General Meeting.[7][8]

Colin was elected to the Conservative Councillors Association board in January 2019 and served on it as the county representative till January 2020.[9]

In March 2019 he became a board member and Commissioner of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise, an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Transport.[10][11]

Personal life

Colin Noble was born in Newmarket, West Suffolk . His father, Lawrence Noble, died in a road accident in Suffolk in May 2016.[12]

He attended school at King's Ely in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He lives in the village of Lakenheath in north-west Suffolk.[13]

Electoral history
Suffolk County Council elections: Row Heath By-Election 8th June 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Noble 1,222 61.5 +20.7
UKIP Ian Smith 297 14.9 +5.6
Labour David Bowman 219 11.0 -11.1
Liberal Democrats Tim Huggan 118 5.9 -7.1
Independent David Chandler 110 5.5 -9.3
Independent David Hitchman 22 1.1 +1.1
Majority 925 46.6
Turnout 1,988 27.0
Conservative hold Swing
2009 Suffolk County Council election: Row Heath 4th June 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Noble 1,466 52.5
UKIP Ian Smith 842 30.1
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Minshall 307 11
Labour Thomas Caple 178 6.4
Majority 624
Turnout 2824 39
Conservative hold Swing
2013 Suffolk County Council election: Row Heath 2nd May 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Noble 1,104 43.43 -9.1
UKIP Ian Smith 881 34.66
Independent David Gathercole 284 11.17
Labour Pamela Brown 197 7.75
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Minshall 76 2.99
Majority 223 8.8 -13.6
Turnout 2542 32.85 -9.9
Conservative hold Swing
2017 Suffolk County Council election: Row Heath 4th May 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Noble 1,362 52.4 +9.1
Independent David Gathercole 383 14.7 +3.5
Independent John Smith 379 14.6 N/A
Labour Jack Fawbert 313 12.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Ralph Brownie 164 6.3 +3.3
Majority 979 37.6
Turnout 2,601 32.3
Conservative hold Swing

See also

References
  1. Geater, Paul. "Colin Noble wins the race to become Suffolk County Council leader". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. Companies House
  3. "Suffolk County Council: Find Your Councillor > Colin Noble profile". www.suffolk.gov.uk. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "Byelection cheer for three main parties". The Guardian. Press Association. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. "Local election results 2011". Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "Council leader replacement named". BBC News. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. Geater, Paul. "Matthew Hicks wins Suffolk County Council Conservative leadership vote over Colin Noble". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. "New Tory chief after leadership battle". BBC News. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. "CCA Board". The Conservative Councillors' Association. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. "Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. "Colin Noble – ICCAN". Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. Geater, Paul. "Businessman dies in Suffolk road tragedy". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  13. "West Suffolk (Forest Heath District & St Edmundsbury Borough Council) > Councillor Colin Noble profile". West Suffolk: Forest Heath District councillors. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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