Suffolk County council needs more Ipswich Tories

Being an Ipswich borough councillor is important to me. My main aim as a local politician is to help my side of the town - the SW Ipswich because it is under-appreciated by many and under-represented by my party.

There is only one Tory borough councillor representing that side of the town - and that's me!
There is also only one Tory councillor representing the whole of Ipswich on the county too and that is the excellent Paul West.

! believe the labour councillors representing ipswich on the Suffolk County are not unhappy when things go wrong in the town because it gives them gleeful license to point the finger and blame the county. They are political beasts and that is why they hood-wink the residents in their literature. I can't even count the number of fibs I have seen in their red rag and I will not play that game.

They prefer to to try and take over the administration of the County than to actually make things better in the town (although there are a couple of exceptions to this, most are just mischief makers).

If they were to take over the County it would be bankrupt in a matter of weeks by their own admission of policy and plans. They cannot be trusted.

I am standing in Chantry along with Bob Hall - residents have 2 votes because it's such a large area with 3 wards - Stoke Park, Gipping and Sprites - and our aim is to change all that and fight for our town.

We are local candidates, living in those wards - I believe that is essential.

If you follow me on twitter @stokeparkcllr you will see I am honest, not afraid to answer any questions and I am passionate about my town.

I've been a borough councillor for 11 years, up for re-election next year, and I have been leader of the Ipswich conservatives for approx 3 years.

I now wish to be involved in County matters and take my experience into education, communities and health and well being of Ipswich residents.

I will not be posting anymore on this page until after the elections so please follow me on twitter
@stokeparkcllr
for everyday comment and for questions.





Promoted by Alex Burgess on behalf of Nadia Cenci both of 9 Fore Street Ipswich IP$ 1JW

Well this is it! - Election Day over

So, the end of the voting has arrived, the polling stations ar shut and I will be making my way to the count.

Whatever the result, I will know I have done my very best for Stoke Park, worked hard for 8 years, campaigned tirelessly in the last few months.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this period but will welcome my life back!

Either I will be spending more time on my business and helping it to grow or I will be back as Stoke Park's Conservative councillor. Either way there is lot to be grateful for.

It was all down to you the voters and I will be back on this blog over the next few days with comment and results.

Good Luck to all my colleagues all over the UK.....

SCC elections

Quote from Ipswich Spy blog post posted today on Urban/Rural divide


'A final reminder to David Ellesmere. For all Mr Miliband’s talk of One Nation Labour, and for all his assertion that the Tories are so unpopular in Suffolk’s two largest urban areas, 

Labour didn’t win a single seat outside of Ipswich and Lowestoft. 

They didn’t retake the seats they lost in 2009. They were seven short. 

This could well be because, as has become clear, Labour lost more votes to UKIP than the Tories did. 

If Mr Ellesmere is relying on these results to hand him victory in 2015, he should think again.'


No need for me to add anything.