Yarm Town Council By-election – In His own words – Stephen Nealon

The following quote is the one-hundred-word biography (or the first one hundred words) submitted to us by Stephen Nealon for the Yarm Town Council by-election on Thursday 14^th August 2025.

My name is Stephen Nealon and I am standing for election to the Yarm Town council as a Yarm Independent candidate.

As a Yarm resident, retiring from the construction and education sector in October this year, I am looking forward to being given the opportunity of serving you, the residents of this beautiful town.

I have a wealth of experience in adult education, Architecture, and planning, and currently have close ties to the military.

I am a founder member and director of Yarm Bowling club, and I am a coordinator for Neighbourhood watch in Morley Carr.

Please vote Yarm Independent.

The other candidates standing are:-

• Hazel Best (Yarm Independents)
• Marjory Blair (Yarm Independents)
• Jon Bulmer (Alliance for Democracy and Freedom)
• Kevin Burke (Reform UK Ltd.)
• Elaine Dodds (Yarm Independents)
• Stephen Dodds (Yarm Independents)
• Alan Halliday (YRA Group)
• Georgina Hollifield (The Green Party)
• Ricky McDonald (Reform UK Ltd.)
• Stephen Nealon (Yarm Independents)
• Christopher Neal (Yarm Independents)
• Brian Newcombe (YRA Group)
• Malcolm Palmer (Yarm Independents)
• Aiden Pybus (Yarm Independents)
• Yvonne Pybus (Yarm Independents)
• Patrick Seargeant (Reform UK Ltd.)
• Nick Sutton (Reform UK Ltd.)
• Jake Taylor (Yarm Independents)
• Yvonne Wallace (Yarm Independents)