After teaching A-level Politics at a Taunton school for a decade Keith decided it was time to risk an election himself. In 2019 he was successful in becoming one of two councillors for Wellington East on the newly formed Somerset West and Taunton district council, with primary interests in economic development and public transport.

Keith is one of the directors of the Grand Western Greenway campaign that aims to create a traffic-free cycle route from Wellington to Taunton largely following the route of the old Grand Western canal.
Keith is also vice-chair of the Wellington Film Festival.