The Beverley Branch of the Labour Party are pleased to announce that Ron Laden will be their candidate in the upcoming by-election to be held on 22 July for the seat of Minster South for the Beverley Town Council. 

Ron lives in Beverley and is originally from Withernsea. He works for the Office for National Statistics and is based in Hull.

Until 2016, he was a member of the Bath Labour Party, a school governor and a trustee of a mental health charity supporting members of the armed forces and their families.

Ron is currently the Secretary of the Beverley Branches of the Royal British Legion and the Labour Party.

For most of his working life Ron served in the Army and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2013 – he has served amongst many other places: throughout the Balkans, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan.

He has a history of service to the country and is committed to continuing that commitment to serve the people of Minster South in Beverley.