Adrian Cruden is 46. He and his wife have lived in Thornhill in Dewsbury for nearly 10 years and he is a senior personnel manager in the charitable sector. He is a parish councillor on Kirkburton Parish Council, where the Greens are the largest party, holding 12 out of 25 seats. He has campaigned locally on saving the Green Belt, encouraging allotments and protecting local businesses. He has previously been involved in national campaigns on human rights, Third World debt relief and fair trade.