'Meet your Candidates' event in Ludlow
The elections on 1 May have the potential to bring new blood and energy to the council chamber in Ludlow.
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A brief sentence on the Ludlow Residents Group Facebook page at the end of last year prompted six people to express interest in finding out what was involved in becoming a councillor and four of those six have committed to standing for election.
Nine other residents have subsequently come forward which has resulted in new candidates for all of Ludlow’s seven wards.
Two of the wards, Gallows Bank and Rockspring were not contested seats so the candidates will be named as councillors. The seats in the other five wards will be contested.
On 1 May, therefore, there will be elections in five wards, something which has not happened for some considerable time – creating a welcome opportunity for residents in those wards to actually engage with their candidates and understand why they are standing for election to the town council.
The contested wards and their candidates are:
Bringewood:
New candidates Ian Maxwell-Muller and David Ullah are on the ballot paper alongside Rose Jones and Alan Tapley.
Clee View:
New candidates Andrew Padmore and Matt Taylor are on the ballot paper alongside Beverley Waite.
Corve:
New candidates Kathy Cowell and Dave Ward are on the ballot paper alongside Glenn Ginger.
Hayton:
New candidates Pete Addis and James Hepworth are on the ballot paper alongside Stuart Waite.
Whitcliffe:
New candidates Sebastian Bowen and Robert Owen are on the ballot paper alongside Tim Gill.
Representing Gallows Bank are Darren Childs, Viv Parry and Ian Scott Bell.
Representing Rockspring are Stacey Harris and Di Lyle.
The Ludlow Residents Group is organising a ‘Meet your Candidates’ event at Ludlow Brewery on Tuesday, 15 April between 7pm and 9.30pm.
