George Derbyshire has lived in SW Herts for over 30 years, first in Kings Langley and since 1981 in Watford on the Cassiobury Estate. After graduating from the LSE in law, George worked first in Manchester and then joined the BBC where he spent 14 years in a variety of management roles, including four years in Television News. His last job there was as Organiser, Schools Television.

In 1978 George was appointed Director of Administration at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the Barbican, a position he held for 11years. In 1989 George was invited to go to Hong Kong to work alongside a former Guildhall colleague as Deputy Director of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. This conservatoire-type institution trained local Hong Kong students who were aiming for professional careers as performers or support professionals in music, dance , drama and film/television.

On returning to the UK in 1997, George retired from full-time employment and now undertakes consultancy assignments from time to time in the fields of management and the performing arts. He has also become a voluntary certificated Generalist Adviser with Citizens Advice and advises at the Watford Citizens Advice Bureau in St Mary’s Churchyard twice a week. Until his election last year as a Watford Borough Councillor for Park ward, he was a member of the Bureau’s Management Committee.

George is particularly concerned about the poor state of the roads and pavements in Watford . If elected to the County Council, he will work to try to ensure that Watford gets its fair share of the budget allocated for the maintenance of roads and pavements and that the County Council gets best value for the money it spends on this infrastructure.

George is also interested in the rights and advice services that the County Council delivers. He wants to ensure that Watford residents have equality of access to these services and that they complement and do not duplicate services being delivered at a more local level by voluntary agencies and District Councils themselves.