With a complete slate of new candidates, the one thing we do know is that we will get two new councillors in the Marples.
At the local level, party influence is much less, I would hazard, so the ideas, drive and sheer hard work come into it a lot more. It was mentioned on this thread that a councillor was picking up leaves. Good! As I walk down a street, I see things differently as a councillor - blocked drains, broken lights, bad line-of-sight at T-junctions, bad parking, etc.
By the nature of the job, MPs spend a lot of time at Westminster.
Councillors do not spend a lot of time at the Town Hall. It's more improving residents’ life, the place of Marple and its surrounding villages, and only then the strategy to implement that.
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@admin noted more cross-party talking at Area Committee. Perhaps these pages may help in making up voters’ minds up as to who is most imaginative, articulate and listens. And obviously who picks up the most leaves.
Finally, thank you Marple for electing me in the first place. The job is like no other. It can open doors and there is a real buzz about helping others. My part in keeping the 394 bus was part of that. What we need now (amongst other things) is to revitalise the area around Stockport Road (one of the Neighbourhood Plan's goals), get more cycle lanes off main roads, a new community hub on Marple Station and maybe even a rail link to Stockport. (As you can see, I do like my transport!)
And of course prevent the inappropriate over-development of High Lane.