The old guard faces the new in the 183rd District during Tuesday's GOP
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage city employees draft a letter expressing quote, "no confidence" in seven members of the city council. The letter, being circulated by employees of the Carthage Police Department, Parks Department, Public Works, and City Hall says: We, the undersigned employees of the City of Carthage, submit this letter to express our unanimous []
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
Erie City Council makes a push to get more people involved in changes they want to see throughout the city. A big part of their efforts to do so will be taking their council meetings to the road this summer calling it the City Council Neighborhoods Tour. Council will function the same way it would []
Council checked off several outstanding items at the end of a lengthy meeting Wednesday with unanimous approval of the latest consent agenda.
With council elections due to take place next week, we’re shining the spotlight on Sunderland’s candidates in the run-up to polling day. Voters will head to polling stations on Thursday, May 2, to either re-elect or replace holders of around a third of seats on Sunderland City Council. All candidates have been given the opportunity to tell readers why they’re standing and why you should vote for them. Here’s what candidates in the Barnes ward have to say: Candidates are listed in the order...
Ecclesall ward is popular with young professionals and their families and students. Ecclesall Road is a long-standing upmarket shopping and entertainment area. The ward is all LibDem but the Greens would like to make headway in the area. Labour are focusing on public transport and their future vision for the city. Lisa Markham, standing for Labour, said: “As a local resident I want to be part of a Labour team which listens to and supports local communities and businesses. We need to work...
Graves Park ward has been a strong basis for the Liberal Democrats but as Cllr Ian Auckland is retiring the seat is up for grabs. The Lib Dems are trying to keep the ward as an all-orange one – they’ve got all three councillors at the moment – but it will not be easy, as we already mentioned in our Sheffield battlegrounds article. The Liberal Democrats will try to win with Tariq Zaman. He said: “I grew up and have lived locally for the past 46 years, and my children attended local schools. I...
Gleadless Valley is one of the few wards in Sheffield with three Green councillors. This year, it’s Cllr Alexi Dimond’s turn to try and get re-elected, and it looks like he should be winning comfortably. Cllr Dimond has been perhaps the most known council member of his group on social media posting about a wide range of (local and international) issues. He said: “It has been an immense privilege representing this ward for the past three years. I’m dedicated to continuing the good work serving...
Just like it’s the case with Labour in Darnall or the Greens in the city centre, the Liberal Democrats should do very well in Fulwood, in one of their all-orange wards in Sheffield. Incumbent councillor Sue Alston won easily last time she was called to stand and we shouldn’t expect any surprise this year, either. Then, who knows? Cllr Alston said: “My main career was as an NHS midwife – but I have also been a local councillor in Fulwood ward for the past 12 years. I believe that I am the best...
The current Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Coun Colin Ross, is standing down from the city council as his term as first citizen comes to an end next month. So the question is whether the LibDems can retain his Dore and Totley seat in the May 2 city council elections or if another party is ready to fill his “massive shoes” instead. The ward, in an affluent area, is currently all LibDem, with the other two seats held by Couns Joe Otten and Martin Smith. The party’s candidate Rebecca Atkinson said: “Coun...
One of the most important wards in this election is the one in Crookes and Crosspool where Labour is trying to hold the seat and the Liberal Democrats are trying to gain with the council on the line. At the moment, Labour has only two seats more than the LibDems in the town hall (31-29), and as Crookes and Crosspool is in the Sheffield Hallam constituency where Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the LibDems, is standing at the next general election, May 2 is going to be a big test for both...