Adam William Colclough was born in Stoke-on-Trent, he attended Thistley Hough High School in Penkhull.

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After leaving school he worked for several local businesses, including The Co-Op Group where he was a warehouse operative for nineteen years.

It was in this role that he began his career as an activist serving as a trade’s union shop steward for USDAW between 2001 and 2010. During this time he set up a successful lifelong learning scheme at the Talke distribution centre.

He joined North Staffs Green Party in 2013, he represented the party as a candidate in the 2015 local elections and is currently the Campaigns Coordinator.

Adam is also active in several local charities, since 2013 he has run a mutual support group for Changes and was User Rep for North Staffs Voice for Mental Health at Harplands Hospital before being elected as a trustee and becoming Chair of the trustees in 2017.

He has also volunteered for Victim Support and is currently a member of the Safer Neighborhoods Partnership and the Stoke-on-Trent NHS Patients Congress.

Adam is a regular contributor of letters to the local press and has written reviews of crime fiction for online magazine Shots since 2005. He is currently studying for a BA (Hons) in Sociology, Criminology and Deviance at Staffordshire University.

He defines his campaign priorities as improving mental health services, promoting social justice and building a fairer and more representative democracy.