Councillor
Gerry McGarvey
Labour, Forth & Endrick
Introduction
Councillor McGarvey is available for telephone, in-person face-to-face, or online surgeries.
To book an appointment, email mcgarveyg@stirling.gov.uk or call 01786 233 122.
Gerry McGarvey has worked throughout the UK, US, Africa and Ireland in Personal and also Community Development for the majority of his professional career.
As a trained counsellor with over 30 years’ experience in Personal Development, Gerry has used these skills and other therapeutic interventions as a practitioner with young people with a number of Third Sector agencies, and other client groups within the Public Sector including the Scottish Prison Service and a number of Local Authorities.
Gerry has also worked as part of the Learning and Development team for a national children’s charity based in Stirling, and has created, provided and delivered training programmes in organisational development for a number of national and regional voluntary sector organisations.
More recently he has worked in publishing as an editor, writer, and researcher before being elected to Stirling Council in May 2022.
Gerry is also Stirling Council’s nomination to the Board of Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park.
In September of 2024 Councillor McGarvey was appointed as the Depute Leader of Stirling Council. Councillor McGarvey is a Baillie.
Surgeries
Registered interests
Remuneration
Published Works - Sessional
Invigilation – SQA - Sessional
Board Member for the Forth Valley Health
Board Member of the H&SCP Board
Board Member – Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park
Related Undertakings
Board Director of Lifelink (Counselling & Wellbeing Services)
Director of Black Bull Gartmore Hub and Pub Ltd (RS007821)
Member of the Audit committee
Substitute for Councillor Margaret Brisley (Chair) on the CRD Joint Committee
Contracts
None.
Election Expenses
£100 - donation from Unison
£1,013.39 paid by Stirling Constituency Labour Party.
Houses, Land and Buildings
Owner of a non-residential home within the Edinburgh area.
Joint owner of a residential home within the Stirling area.
Joint owner of residential home within the County Donegal area.
Shares and Securities
Shares in The Black Bull Community Pub and Hub.
Non Financial Interests
Unison membership
Member of Stirling Labour Party
Member of the Planning & Regulation Panel
COSLA Health and Social Care Board
Gifts and Hospitality
None.
External Organisations
Location
Stirling Council
Old Viewforth
Stirling
FK8 2ET
Contact
Phone: 01786 233122
Email: mcgarveyg@stirling.gov.uk