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You won't get a chance to vote for a town councillor
07/04/2022 @ 03:32
Every town council ward in Newtown remains with a vacancy with all nominees unopposed for election.
It means residents in the town won't have a chance to vote for their local town councillor on 5 May.
Instead, those nominated will become town councillors unopposed on 9 May. The town council will then have to consider co-opting people to represent the vacant seats.
Town Clerk, Ed Humphreys welcomed the nominees but said he was disappointed there were still vacancies on the five wards.
“Whilst it’s disappointing that vacancies remain, and some of those who may have plenty of observations and ideas have not come forward to try to put them into practice, I certainly extend a warm welcome those who have and want to try. After all, local councils have the general electoral mandate, can raise and allocate resources, and, of course, are local.
"I’d like to thank all retiring town councillors for the time and effort they’ve committed over the last 5 years. People who make this commitment and are prepared to work with others, can help make the town a place where people want to live, learn, work and visit. A special thanks is due to Mayors, Chairs of Committees, and project leads during the last term."
All town councillors, regardless of whether they have served before, will begin their term of office on 9th May. The first business of the new term will be transacted at the Annual Meeting on 23rd May when they elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, the Committees, and ‘Representatives to Outside Bodies’.
They will also begin a process of co-option to fill the remaining vacancies.
The full list of nominees is:
Llanllwchaiarn North:
• Tracy Owen
• Rex Shayler
• 1 vacancy remaining
East:
• John Byrne
• Val Howard
• 1 vacancy remaining
South:
• Richard Edwards (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)
• 2 vacancies remaining
Llanllwchaiarn West:
• Mike Childs (Welsh Labour/ Llafur Cymru)
• Peter Lewington (Welsh Conservative Party Candidate Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru)
• 1 vacancy remaining
Central:
• David Selby (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
• Rupert Taylor (Independent)
• Richard White (Independent)
• 2 vacancies remaining
It means residents in the town won't have a chance to vote for their local town councillor on 5 May.Instead, those nominated will become town councillors unopposed on 9 May. The town council will then have to consider co-opting people to represent the vacant seats.
Town Clerk, Ed Humphreys welcomed the nominees but said he was disappointed there were still vacancies on the five wards.
“Whilst it’s disappointing that vacancies remain, and some of those who may have plenty of observations and ideas have not come forward to try to put them into practice, I certainly extend a warm welcome those who have and want to try. After all, local councils have the general electoral mandate, can raise and allocate resources, and, of course, are local.
"I’d like to thank all retiring town councillors for the time and effort they’ve committed over the last 5 years. People who make this commitment and are prepared to work with others, can help make the town a place where people want to live, learn, work and visit. A special thanks is due to Mayors, Chairs of Committees, and project leads during the last term."
All town councillors, regardless of whether they have served before, will begin their term of office on 9th May. The first business of the new term will be transacted at the Annual Meeting on 23rd May when they elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, the Committees, and ‘Representatives to Outside Bodies’.
They will also begin a process of co-option to fill the remaining vacancies.
The full list of nominees is:
Llanllwchaiarn North:
• Tracy Owen
• Rex Shayler
• 1 vacancy remaining
East:
• John Byrne
• Val Howard
• 1 vacancy remaining
South:
• Richard Edwards (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)
• 2 vacancies remaining
Llanllwchaiarn West:
• Mike Childs (Welsh Labour/ Llafur Cymru)
• Peter Lewington (Welsh Conservative Party Candidate Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru)
• 1 vacancy remaining
Central:
• David Selby (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
• Rupert Taylor (Independent)
• Richard White (Independent)
• 2 vacancies remaining
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