Councillor Raj Mehta

After moving to Telford over 15 years ago with his wife Poonam and their two children, Swastik and Rahul, Raj became a Borough Councillor in the 2016 by-election for Horsehay & Lightmoor ward. Raj has previously held the position of Chair of Lawley and Overdale Parish Council and is also a local parish Councillor for Dawley Hamlets Parish Council and Great Dawley Town Council. 

In 2024, Raj was elected as Chair of Great Dawley Town Council for the 2024/25 Term.

Raj has continued his work in the community as a Trustee for the Leegate Centre and a Committee member of the Horsehay Village Hall as well as his extremely busy role as Chair of the Telford & Wrekin Interfaith Council, a group designed to build community ties and support cultural celebration.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Raj was at the forefront of supporting the delivery of food packages for communities, an official out of hours food bank and a walk-in vaccination site. To lift community spirits and bring smiles to people’s faces, over the Christmas periods, Raj has travelled across the borough on behalf of Santa, taking the time to send well wishes onto our young people. Following an appeal for help and donations, Raj also campaigned to obtain two and a half thousand Easter Eggs, which were delivered to the Borough’s most vulnerable children and young people via the Interfaith Council

Raj has been working with the NHS for over two decades and runs a medical practice in Birmingham, where he is also Chairman of the Health and Engagement Forum. In 2016, he was awarded by the Community Foundation, the ‘Inspiration Award for Health and Well Being in the Community’ and in 2017, he was awarded the ‘Bringing People Together Award’.

Raj has previous experience serving as a Police Constable for West Midlands Police for 10 years and is currently Vice-Chair for the Confederation of Indians, with experience as an Interpreter for the UK Border Agency with the ability to speak in several languages including Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu.