Cllr Marc Bayliss

Marc is an experienced and accomplished community champion and local political leader with a strong track record of working across the public, private and voluntary and community sectors.  

First elected to public office in 2002, Marc has served at all levels of local government as a parish, district and county councillor.  Over the last 14 years he has chaired overview and scrutiny boards, served on regulatory committees, been a cabinet member on two authorities, as well as deputy leader and leader of a district council. He is currently Leader of Worcester City Council.

Outside of politics, Marc has served as a school governor for more than 15 years, chaired two school governing bodies and been a trustee of various charities and community organisations.  By profession he is a labour market economist, and has worked for various government agencies as well as running his own successful research consultancy business since 2004.