Profile: Phil Bateman
Former Mayor of Wolverhampton Phil Bateman represents Wednesfield North on the city council.
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He blogs regularly on political and social life in city and was awarded the MBE for 'services to transport in the West Midlands' in 2004.
Born in Montreal Canada in 1950, Phil arrived in the UK with his parents in the early 1950's and can trace the Bateman family roots in Wolverhampton back to the early 1800's.
Educated at Ashmore Park Primary School and then Wards Bridge Secondary Modern he went onto work in the transport industry.
As well as being active in politics Phil is a former Chairman of South Staffordshire Water Consultative Committee and has held this position as 'consumer champion' for more than 10 years.
