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 Councillor she actively campaigns for environmental issues such as preservation of green spaces as well as for a range of educational initiatives.  She is also a Trustee of the Heartswell Charity, to support the friends and relatives of patients in Derriford Hospital by providing accommodation for them by the hospital (Heartswell Lodge, opened 2001), as well as being a Director of Devon and Cornwall Crimestoppers. An enthusiastic supporter of local causes in her ward, she is also a primary school governor.