Labour People

David Horton

David Horton

Councillor - Acomb

  • David has represented Acomb Ward since 1986, and served the city as Lord Mayor in 2002/3.
  • He has been Chair of the Housing Committee and the West Area Planning and Transport Committees.
  • He currently sits on a number of committees, including as Chair of one of the council's planning committees.
  • David has previously been a governor at Westfield and Oaklands Schools. He is currently a governor at Copmanthorpe Primary School.
  • David is a retired Chartered Civil Engineer who worked in the railway industry for 42 years. He is a former National President of his trade union, the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association.
  • He is married with 2 children and 5 grandchildren and lists his hobbies as DIY and playing golf, badly he says, and plays off a 21 handicap.
  • Born and brought up in Yorkshire, he has lived in York since 1979 and is a lifelong supporter of Middlesbrough Football Club.

Contact David Horton

If you would like you contact David Horton then please use this
email link: cllr.dhorton@york.gov.uk