Avril Bellinger
Avril Bellinger Co-founder 2001of START (Students and Refugees Together), and a tireless activist in the cause of helping refugees avoid homelessness and destitution. Associate Professor University of Plymouth 1983 to present
Plymouth Powerful Women
(Elizabeth) Mary Bayly
Miss (Elizabeth) Mary Bayly (1870-1958) A suffragist in her youth and middle years, she stood as an independent candidate for Plymouth Town Council on 1 November 1919 but lost by 20 votes, but later that month she was elected to a vacancy in the Mutley Ward. In 1927, she lost… Read More »(Elizabeth) Mary Bayly
Joan Vickers
Joan Vickers, Baroness Vickers, DBE (1907-94) Conservative MP for Plymouth Devonport 1955-74, she was an enthusiastic adopted Plymothian, and a dedicated constituency MP. Like Nancy Astor, she was never a ‘reliable’ Conservative MP, voting according to her conscience especially on issues relating to women’s interests, especially… Read More »Joan Vickers
Joan Stopporton
Alderman Joan Stopporton (c1929-2016) Joan Stopporton was elected to the Plympton St Mary Ward of Plymouth in 1979, and served 18 years as Councillor, being appointed an Alderman in 2000. She was Lord Mayor of Plymouth 1997-1998.
Alison Seabeck
Alison Seabeck (1954 to present) London-born, she worked at the House of Commons where, amongst other things, she became a member of the Fawcett Society and the Labour Women’s Network. She was selected as the Labour candidate for Plymouth Devonport, and was elected in 2005, becoming… Read More »Alison Seabeck
Hester Robins
Mrs Hester Robins OBE Mrs Robins was elected a Liberal Councillor for the St Aubyn Ward in 1928, and sat as a councillor until her early death in 1936. An experienced member of the Board of Guardians, she became a member of the Plymouth Public… Read More »Hester Robins
Pauline Purnell
Pauline Purnell Labour Councillor for Honicknowle 2000-2010, she has been an active member and was a Director of Honicknowle Commnet, the community networking group set up in 1999 to respond to and promote the needs of the local community.
Vivian Pengelly
Vivian Pengelly A long-standing Councillor in the Conservative interest, representing the Dunstone Ward, se was first elected in 1989, and her current term expires in 2022. She became Lord Mayor in 2013, having served as leader of the City Council 2007-2012. In her role as… Read More »Vivian Pengelly
Jean Nelder
Jean Nelder Elected a Labour Councillor for the Sutton Ward in 1987, she served as a City Councillor for that ward for an uninterrupted 28 years until her retirement in 2015. Universally respected for her integrity and commitment to the city as well as her ward, she… Read More »Jean Nelder
Pauline Murphy
Pauline Murphy (1959) She was Lord Mayor of Plymouth 2016-17, having also served as Lady Mayoress 2008-9. A regional data co-ordinator for Traveline Southwest, she has been a Labour Councillor for the Efford and Lipson ward since 2010, and as well as actively supporting initiatives… Read More »Pauline Murphy