Charles Barwell, 41, was elected one of the three Vice-Presidents of the National Conservative Convention in March 2007. In this voluntary role he represents the grassroots members of the Party on the Party’s Board, and serves as a member of the finance committee. Charles has special responsibility for four Regions of England: the North West, the South West and the West Midlands, and Northern Ireland. 

"I have served our Party for the past eighteen years at every level from Polling District Captain, to Constituency Chairman, from Local Election Agent and Constituency Election Director, to Regional Deputy Chairman. It was an enormous honour for me when senior members of the Party elected me to be a Vice-President of the Convention, to represent all of us as volunteers as a member of the Party’s Board.”

"Over the past eighteen years, I have met Conservatives from right across the country. I’ve been impressed by Conservative Future members, with their flair, enthusiasm and great sense of fun. I’ve worked for Councillors who deliver exceptional local services with unrecognised dedication. And I’ve felt the pain and anguish when hardworking candidates have failed to be elected. From the grassroots to the conference stage, I have, connected politicians with hard-working people, encouraged new people to join us, new candidates to stand and have helped to raise money to fund our campaign.

“In business, I manage investments for a cross-section of individuals, pension schemes and charities, and work for one of the UK’s largest banks. I hope to bring the efficiency, loyalty and customer service that I see in my business to the Board of the Party and help us all to deliver David Cameron into Downing Street as Prime Minister at the General Election.” 

Working with the Board and all of you I focus on five areas:

1.             Maintaining a United Party

2.             Joined-up thinking at all levels of the Party

3.             Ensuring constituencies have the resources to deliver a strong campaign

4.             Training – ensuring that we are at the forefront of IT and new campaigning techniques

5.             Mentoring and advising candidates to ensure that they work effectively

“Above all, as a vice-president of the National Convention I bring real down to earth (Brummie) politics to the Board working to ensure that the whole party is ready for that General Election"

I have a record of service in the West Midlands. Over the past five years where I have been an elected voluntary Trustee of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with responsibility for finance. So, I help oversee the £9 million budget, and was one of the panel who recruited the CBSO's new conductor and music director, Andris Nelsons. Music and its impact on our society have always been a key part of my life, and we are so fortunate to have one of the world’s great symphony orchestras, the CBSO, here in the West Midlands.

I’m also a school governor for St Paul’s RC Girl’s School in Birmingham. And I have helped raise funds for several charities including St Basils’s which works with young people threatened by homelessness, the English-Speaking Union, and the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

I'm keen to know what you think are the key issues for the Conservative Party now. Those will be the themes that you need me to focus on as a member of the Board. You can find out more about me on this website, and I would be delighted to hear from you. You can send me a message on my contacts page.