Lancaster Central
The Green Party has held this seat on Lancashire County Council since 2001. The Lancaster Central Division runs from the Millenium Bridge almost to Pilling in the South. Taking in Castle Ward, Scotforth West as well as Glasson Dock & Cockerham.
Chris Coates is a Lancaster City Councillor for Castle ward and has been the County Councillor for Lancaster Central Division for the last four years. He is Chair of the Marsh Community Centre Trustees, a Trustee of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) – Lancashire and a Director of LESS – Climate Change Project.
Chris is a time-served carpenter who now works as a freelance project manager on community based construction projects. The last major project he worked on was an extension for the offices of the Ecology Building Society. He lives on Coverdale Road in Lancaster with his partner.
