Ashley Gunstock
Encyclopedia
Ashley Gunstock is a British
actor
, political activist and schoolteacher.
Robin Frank in the long running drama television series, The Bill
, on ITV
.
He is a member of the Green Party of England and Wales
and activist since 1988 who has stood as the Green parliamentary election candidate for Finchley and Golders Green in 1997, the Green Party candidate for Parliament in Leyton and Wanstead
in 2001 and 2005, for the Greater London Authority
in Havering & Redbridge and for Redbridge Council in the ward of Wanstead
, seeing the Green vote rise 50% in the area. He is a committee member of Fairtrade Redbridge with whom he influenced borough recycling and planning improvements and peace, anti-war
& anti-fascist movements which seek his Green Party endorsement.
Before moving to Redbridge he lived in Barnet where he remains Chair of the Barnet Green Co-op Ltd, having been largely responsible for setting up The Green Room Environmental Centre and was also active on the Homeless Action in Barnet committee - which oversaw the building of a day centre for the homeless. He was the founder of the Campaign to Make Redbridge, Wanstead and Snaresbrook Zone 3 tube stations.
Gunstock was a candidate in the Green Party of England and Wales leadership election, 2008
. He lost to Caroline Lucas
by 2,559 votes to 210.
in Barkingside and Sydney Russell Comprehensive School.
United Kingdom
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, political activist and schoolteacher.
Career
He is best known for playing the role of PCPolice officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
Robin Frank in the long running drama television series, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
.
He is a member of the Green Party of England and Wales
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
and activist since 1988 who has stood as the Green parliamentary election candidate for Finchley and Golders Green in 1997, the Green Party candidate for Parliament in Leyton and Wanstead
Leyton and Wanstead
Leyton and Wanstead is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in 2001 and 2005, for the Greater London Authority
Greater London Authority
The Greater London Authority is the top-tier administrative body for Greater London, England. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of London, currently Boris Johnson, and an elected 25-member London Assembly with scrutiny powers...
in Havering & Redbridge and for Redbridge Council in the ward of Wanstead
Wanstead
Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, North-East London. The main road going through Wanstead is the A12. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon words wænn and stede, meaning "settlement on a small hill"....
, seeing the Green vote rise 50% in the area. He is a committee member of Fairtrade Redbridge with whom he influenced borough recycling and planning improvements and peace, anti-war
Anti-war
An anti-war movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many...
& anti-fascist movements which seek his Green Party endorsement.
Before moving to Redbridge he lived in Barnet where he remains Chair of the Barnet Green Co-op Ltd, having been largely responsible for setting up The Green Room Environmental Centre and was also active on the Homeless Action in Barnet committee - which oversaw the building of a day centre for the homeless. He was the founder of the Campaign to Make Redbridge, Wanstead and Snaresbrook Zone 3 tube stations.
Gunstock was a candidate in the Green Party of England and Wales leadership election, 2008
Green Party of England and Wales leadership election, 2008
The first Green Party of England and Wales leadership election ended on the 5th September 2008 at 8pm.The election follows the party's decision to replace its current system of two Principal Speakers with a single leader. The change was supported by one Principal Speaker, Caroline Lucas, but...
. He lost to Caroline Lucas
Caroline Lucas
Caroline Patricia Lucas is a British politician. Lucas is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, and the Green Party's first and only Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom...
by 2,559 votes to 210.
Personal life
Gunstock lives with his wife and 11 year old son in Wanstead. He is a theatrical Producer, Artistic Director, qualified English teacher and Football Association Coach. He has recently been working at Ilford County High SchoolIlford County High School
Ilford County High School is a selective boys' secondary grammar school and a specialist science college in the Barkingside area of the London Borough of Redbridge.ICHS is a four-form entry school, each form comprising up to 30 pupils...
in Barkingside and Sydney Russell Comprehensive School.