Our team
The local community champions working hard for the residents of West Suffolk.
Helen Korfanty, Chair of West Suffolk Liberal Democrats
Helen has lived in Bury St Edmunds for over 20 years and since joining the Liberal Democrats in 2014 has stood in elections at parish, district, county and MP level, most recently she stood for the Minden ward in the 2023 West Suffolk council elections. She is a recently retired solicitor that specialised in criminal and family law. She also studied environmental law throughout her career and wants to put that to good use to fight the climate crisis. She is known in her local area for mass reporting of potholes and also coming up with a plan to fix them.
Email: korfantylibdem@gmail.com
Phone: 01284 753240
Jon London, District Councillor for Exning, Lead Campaigner for Newmarket and Exning
John is a parish and district councillor in Exning and has lived there for the past 15 years with his wife and two children. Before going into politics he worked in science communication, including doing workshops in schools and working on TV shows such as Brainiac. He was instrumental in getting the muddy path cleared between Stepping Stones and Exning Primary School to make it safer for parents with pushchairs and fixing lamposts in the Exning area.
He is also very active in solving issues reported to him by residents. He has a system where residents in Exning can report problems in the area and see the progress of what he is doing about it.
If you would like to report a problem click here.
If you would like to view the Issues Log click here
Email: cllrjonlondon@gmail.com
Facebook - @CllrJonLondon
Jonny Edge, Lead Campaigner for Newmarket and Red Lodge
Jonny has been an active campaigner in Newmarket for many years, most recently missing out by 8 votes in Newmarket East in the 2023 District Council elections. He worked for many years as a secondary school teacher but now works for Cambridge University in business development, he is very passionate about education policy and making sure that all kids in Newmarket have high quality schooling. He is very keen to hear from residents in Newmarket East, Red Lodge, Kentford and Moulton about the problems they are facing.
Email: jonnyedge@protonmail.com
Phone: 07974348141
James Porter, Lead Campaigner for Eastgate and Moreton Hall
Email: hello@wslibdems.org.uk
Phone: