Caroline Nokes

Caroline Nokes was selected to fight the Romsey and Southampton North constituency for the Conservatives at a meeting of party members in October 2005. She had previously fought the Romsey seat in May 2005, securing a swing of 2.3% to the Conservatives, away from the Liberal Democrats. The hard work of Caroline and her team has made the Romsey seat the most marginal Lib Dem seat in the country.

Caroline is an Executive Member of Test Valley Borough Council – with responsibility for Leisure and Culture.

She lives in West Wellow, the village where she grew up, with her husband Marc, daughter Tabitha, 2 dogs, 1 cat and 4 free range organic pigs. Living on the edge of the New Forest National Park they are often visited by a family of three deer who roam in their garden and are very beautiful to watch (unless they are chomping on the roses!)

Caroline was educated locally – at Thornegate School Wellow (by the wonderful Diana Pares), Romsey Abbey Primary School, Romsey School, La Sagesse Convent in Romsey and then Peter Symonds’ College, Winchester. She studied politics at the University of Sussex from 1991-4.

Caroline takes her role as the Executive Member for Leisure on TVBC very seriously and can often be found running in the area as part of her commitment to keep fit and healthy. A late convert to running she now tries to go out 2 or 3 times every week, completed the XLP Trust Triathlon in April 2007 and has other running plans in the future.

Until September 2009 Caroline was the Chief Executive of the National Pony Society, a registered charity devoted to the welfare and protection of British native ponies and the British Riding Pony. She is now concentrating full time on her role as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Romsey & Southampton North.