Paul Kennedy lives in Bookham and is a former barrister, accountant and actuary, with over 30 years' professional leadership experience in both private and public sectors. In his spare time, Paul enjoys singing, playing tennis and badminton, and is a Vice-President of Leatherhead Football Club.

Paul has served as a Fetcham councillor since 2016, so is well-placed to represent the new hybrid ward of Bookham East and Eastwick Park, which includes parts of Bookham and Fetcham. In Fetcham, he led the Lib Dem campaign to save the Molebridge GP surgery from closure in 2019, successfully got Hawks Hill repaired, and has secured changes to Mole Valley's Local Plan to protect our Green Belt. In Bookham, he has worked closely with colleagues to secure better services for Clarion tenants, safer crossings, a 20mph speed limit in East Street, and a better service at Bookham station.

Paul was our parliamentary candidate for Mole Valley constituency in the last general election, increasing the Lib Dem vote from 14% in 2015 to 34% (nearly 20,000 votes) in 2019. Paul is Mole Valley's representative on the Surrey Police and Crime Panel, where he presses for more community policing and better value for money for council taxpayers.