Skip to main content
Banner image for Brighton and Hove City Council

Brighton and Hove City Council

Conservative Group
Site logo

Main navigation

  • Home
  • About us
  • News
  • Campaigns
  • People
  • Get involved
  • Contact

Alistair McNair

  • Tweet
Conservative Group Finance Spokesperson
Member of the Children, Young People & Skills committee

Alistair McNair has been a Brighton & Hove City Councillor for Patcham & Hollingbury since May 2019.  He is the Group’s Finance Spokesperson and attends Children, Young People & Skills committee.

Alistair works as a manager and teacher in the tertiary education sector in Brighton.  He previously worked for the British Council - the UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities - in Kyiv, Ukraine, where he lived for 8 years. 

Alistair studied English Literature at Sussex University in the 1990s, but after spending time in Poland, Ukraine, Birmingham and Sheffield, was delighted to return to the city in 2011.

Having spent a long time in Eastern Europe, Alistair has seen what can happen to a country and people when there is poor governance and a lack of civic society.  On finally settling down in the city, Alistair felt a strong desire to play a full role in the local community.

Patcham & Hollingbury ward is a very close-knit community, and since being elected Alistair has enjoyed getting to know the Local Action Team, Neighbourhood Watch, working with the Patcham Duck Fayre committee, and all the various church groups.   Alistair is also proud to be a governor at Carden Primary School.

Alistair has had the privilege of being able to help residents with issues ranging from inadequate rubbish collection, fly-tipping, dangerous paving, poor streetlighting and broken children’s playground equipment to helping those with serious personal needs due to chronic health issues and rundown living conditions. 

He has enjoyed helping fight inappropriate development in the ward, and wants to help keep the character and community of Patcham & Hollingbury we know and love for future generations.

You may also be interested in
Conservative Group Spokesperson for Health Oversight and Scrutiny Committee

Alistair McNair

Conservative Group Finance Spokesperson
Member of the Children, Young People & Skills committee

Alistair McNair has been a Brighton & Hove City Councillor for Patcham & Hollingbury since May 2019.  He is the Group’s Finance Spokesperson and attends Children, Young People & Skills committee.

News

Conservative Group Finance Spokesperson Alistair McNair

Council ranked one of highest taxing in country

Saturday, 8 October, 2022

New statistics show that Brighton & Hove City Council is one of the highest taxing councils in the country – but are residents getting value for money from their high local contributions?

 

Protest against the Patcham Court Farm development

Patcham residents protest against postal plans

Saturday, 6 August, 2022

A Council plan to consolidate Royal Mail’s Brighton and Hove sorting offices into a new single facility to be built on Patcham Court Farm is courting controversy with Patcham residents, sparking a protest, petition, formation of an action group and hundreds of submissions to the City’s Planning D

Conservative Finance Spokesperson Alistair McNair

Residents want face to face services restored

Saturday, 23 July, 2022

Brighton & Hove is famous for its boutique shops and the customer service they provide.  Perhaps this council could learn something from our retail sector.

 

Conservative Group Logo

Democracy and our Ukraine connection

Saturday, 26 February, 2022

The situation in Ukraine has touched our local Conservative Team this week, with our own Patcham & Hollingbury ward Councillor Alistair McNair having family, friends and work connections in the area.

 

Conservative Councillor Alistair McNair at Vale Avenue playground

Budget boost requested for Horsdean/Vale Avenue playground upgrade

Thursday, 24 February, 2022

The Horsdean and Vale Avenue area of Patcham currently lacks a proper playground facility for local families
Conservatives to push for £65,000 upgrade to Vale Avenue Playground to meet need at tonight’s Budget meeting.

 

Incomplete boundary at Patcham Place Recreation Ground

Budget push for boundary protection at Patcham Place Recreation Ground

Tuesday, 22 February, 2022

Patcham Councillors call for better boundary protection to stop unauthorised encampments at popular park
Patcham Place Recreation Ground currently has an incomplete boundary, leading to recurring problems

Councillor Anne Meadows and Alistair McNair supporting Keep Carden Thriving

Patcham Councillors hail success of 'Keep Carden Thriving' campaign

Wednesday, 26 January, 2022

Carden Primary School saved from forced reduction of entry places after vibrant local campaign.
Hollingbury-based school had been facing a loss of 30 places (one form) from 2023 before Council’s u-turn.

Patcham Ward Councillors

A big win for Patcham as Council recommends Horsdean Recreation Ground be removed from City Plan Part 2

Wednesday, 19 May, 2021

Late modification sees land adjoining Horsdean Recreation Ground recommended for deletion from the City Plan Part 2.

 

Patcham Ward Councillors say decision is a big win for the 1,604 residents who signed a petition calling for the green space to be saved.

 

Conservative Councillor Alistair McNair at the City Budget 2021

City budget 2021: 5G masts; speed guns and weeds on pavements

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

CITY BUDGET SPEECH 2021 – CONSERVATIVE COUNCILLOR ALISTAIR MCNAIR

 

I am delighted to be talking today on three Conservative budget proposals: camouflaging 5G masts, speed guns, and weeds. 

 

Conservative Group Leader Steve Bell CBE

It's time to focus on our heritage and tourism

Saturday, 13 February, 2021

Our Conservative Team has announced a package of proposals for the 2021 Brighton & Hove City Council Budget to activate the City’s heritage and put tourism at the heart of a post-Covid recovery for the city.

 

  • Load More
Conservative Group Spokesperson for Health Oversight and Scrutiny Committee

Show only

  • City Councillors

Contact Alistair McNair

Councillor
Room G84, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ
07562 437 615
alistair.mcnair@brighton-hove.gov.uk
On Facebook

Brighton and Hove Conservative Group

Footer

  • About RSS
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Privacy
  • About us
  • Get involved
ConservativesPromoted by Mark Watson on behalf of Peter Revell and Brighton and Hove Conservative Group, all at Box 505, 91 Western Road, Brighton & Hove, BN1 2NW.
Copyright 2023 Brighton and Hove Conservative Group . All rights reserved.
Powered by Bluetree