Sentences with phrase «county councillor»
A county councillor is an elected representative who makes important decisions and represents the interests of people in a specific area called a county. Full definition
She is a former county councillor in both Newport and Torfaen, and worked as a science teacher for over 20 years.
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She was first elected as Durham County Councillor for Crook North Division in 1985.
Oxfordshire county councillor 1993 - 1997.
Mr. Ford's candidacy in the federal elections were in response to Mr. Uppal's nomination win over Strathcona County Councillor Jacquie Fenske, which many in the local Conservative establishment believed to be unfair.
The former county Councillor said that her faith will play a part in her now role as an MP and she will «definitely» be prayerful about her decisions and her constituents.
The Cornwall county councillor who provoked outrage by saying disabled children should be put down has bowed to public pressure and resigned.
Sherwood Park: Former Strathcona County Mayor Cathy Oleson and County Councillor Brian Botterill are seeking the PC nomination.
Fort Saskatchewan - Vegreville: Strathcona County Councillor Jacquie Fenske has announced that she will seek the Progressive Conservative nomination to replace current MLA and outgoing Premier Ed Stelmach in the next provincial election.
According to the BBC report, a letter sent to county councillors said the high needs funding could be made up by taking money from mainstream schools, but at the moment no official decision has been made.
A by - election was held on Thursday 5 May 2016 for the Churchdown Division due to the death of County Councillor Bill Whelan.
County councillor Bill Chappell said: «I would feel happier if John was feeding his expert knowledge into the Conservative machine.»
He is a Newark and Sherwood District and Notts County Councillor who fought next door Sherwood in 2005.
He has served as a Rhayader town councillor and Powys county councillor and was a candidate for UKIP at the Ceredigion by - election in 2000, the 2005 general election and 2007 Welsh assembly election.
The former Lancashire county councillor has represented the seat since 1997 when she overturned the sitting Tory MP's majority of 8,000.
Instead we have a shortlist of county councillors from Surrey, a journalist and Col Bob Stewart.
Most divisions returned one County Councillor under the first past the post system which is used for most local government elections in England and Wales.
Rockyview County councillor Rolly Ashdown is expected to enter the Bow River Conservative contest this week and City of Brooks mayor Martin Shields announced his candidacy last month.
The PCs have nominated Westlock County Councillor Maureen Kubinec, who will face off against her main opponent Wildrose candidate Link Byfield.
Brian Tiessen was nominated in a contested race in October 2014 against County Councillor Vic Bidzinski.
As of this morning, only Fort McMurray lawyer Arlan Delisle and Athabasca County councillor David Yurdiga have entered the Conservative nomination race.
Red Deer North: City Councillor Buck Buchanan, former city councillor Jeff Dawson, former city council candidate Matt Chapin and Red Deer County councillor Christine Moore are seeking the PC nomination.
Longtime Sturgeon County councillor and reeve Walter Van De Walle faced a high - profile main competitor, New Democrat Ivor Dent, in a closely fought by - election.
Sherwood Park: Past County Councillor candidate and local bus driver Dave Anderson was recently nominated as the Liberal candidate.
A Shropshire County Councillor, who owns a hardware shop and a poultry business, puts it well: «City people don't understand rural areas.»
«We got our first county councillors in Cornwall, in Essex, in Surrey.
Cornwall county councillor finally bows to public pressure after saying disabled children should be «put down».
West Sussex County Councillor Anne - Marie Morris has been selected for the LibDem held seat of Newton Abbot - beating Hannah Parker.
County Councillor John Woodward was last night selected in an open primary to be the candidate for Camborne Redruth.
Public relations officer Mark Brooks, Essex county councillor Sarah Candy, charity professional Jill Skalla and Epping Forest councillor Chris Whitbread are on a shortlist of four for tonight's open primary for the seat of Colchester.
Lincolnshire county councillor Cllr Chris Pain, who was the UKIP group leader has been suspended from the party.
A political row is developing in Cumbria over accusations made in an independent candidates» leaflet that Conservative county councillors «don't turn up to meetings».
I have meetings at County Hall with several councillors and officers including Mebyon Kernow County councillor Dick Cole.
Former Swale District and Kent County Councillor.
County Councillor Arthur Barker said: «A housing development in Catterick Garrison, Richmondshire will, we anticipate, create the need for significant additional primary school places after 2018.
Kent councillors want grammar schools to take more pupils from poorer backgrounds at the expense of children from outside the county
In a surprise decision, local county councillors in Lancashire, England just voted to reject plans for the UK's first full - scale fracking operation on a site at Preston New Road.
Councillors under pressure as opposition to wind farm grows Catherine Ketch — Irish Examiner — January 30, 2015 Cork's county councillors came under pressure at a public meeting on Tuesday night concerning a wind farm between Tarelton and Coppeen.
But according to Romney Marsh county councillor Willie Richardson, the house is well known in the area and has its fans.
However, Oxfordshire County Councillor, John Howson, stated that «local authorities with non-selective schools should not have to pay the transport costs», Schools Week has reported.
John Howson, an education academic and county councillor in Oxfordshire, said his authority could be left to foot the bill for transporting pupils from the county's northern villages to grammar schools in nearby Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Declared candidates include Matthew Bissett, County Councillor Brian Botterill, Helen Calahasen, Murray Hutchinson, former Mayor Cathy Oleson, and local PC organizer Susan Timanson.
Simon is a Powys County Councillor and a Deputy Chairman of the Welsh Conservatives and you can read more about him on his website.
It was a city mouse versus county mouse game as many voters in Strathcona County and Fort Saskatchewan were upset with the Conservative nomination process that led to County Councillor Jacquie Fenske defeat and allowed Edmontonian Mr. Uppal to win the nomination.
However, the county councillor did not defend the seat in the May 2013 election, nor did the EDP put forward another candidate, losing them the seat.
Henley, who is also the county councillor, said he thought local leave voters had still backed him because of a personal relationship, but that his party was consistently winning over Tory remainers.
Recent progress from the Lib Dems in local elections - they now hold six of the seat's ten county councillors - has forced her on to the offensive, however.
Three years in every four, a third of the council (13 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors).
[1] All 53 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one county councillor each by first - past - the - post voting for a four - year term of office.
[1] 53 electoral divisions elected one county councillor each by first - past - the - post voting for a four - year term of office.