Nigel Quinton Selected to Fight SW Herts for Lib Dems

Experienced Lib Dem campaigner Nigel Quinton is to fight the S W Herts Parliamentary Seat against the struggling Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke.

Nigel Quinton lives in Lemsford with his wife and two teenage daughters. He was brought up in a Liberal family, his mother being a Councillor for many years in Bristol and Lancaster. After graduating as a geologist, Nigel had a successful career in the tough world of oil exploration in a mix of large and small companies which included Hertfordshire based start-ups Dragon Oil and Sterling Energy.

He has served as a Councillor and as local party chairman in Welwyn Hatfield and was selected as PPC in 2010 for Hitchin & Harpenden, boosting the Lib Dem vote close to15,000.

Nigel has worked on party policy regarding sustainable employment and carbon capture, and is an opponent of Trident. He has been a keen advocate of a low carbon economy, has spoken publicy on Peak Oil and worked with local Transition Town initiatives.

Nigel says "The issues facing the people of SW Hertfordshire are ones I have been campaiging on for the last 10 years - a vibrant sustainable economy, the NHS, our environment, and improving our political system. I hope to fight a positive campaign and highlight the case for progressive new policies."