Local elections are taking place this May, with 47 seats available across Lichfield District Council’s 22 ward areas.
The Local Democracy Reporter Service has invited candidates to outline their experiences and why they are standing.
One seat has gone uncontested, meaning Brian Yeates will be the Conservative councillor for the Bourne Vale ward.
For all the other candidates, they can expect to find out whether or not they’ve won a seat on the authority after the polls close on 4th May.
In the latest in a series of ward profiles, we feature the election hopefuls in the Curborough ward.
Colin Ball (Labour)
“I have been a district and city councillor for the Curborough Ward since July 2018.
“Since then, I have worked hard, along with fellow Curborough Labour district councillor, Dave Robertson, after May 2019 for Curborough ward residents on anti-social behaviour, housing and other issues.
“We have also raised and had agreed important issues at both the city and district councils – such as getting a climate crisis emergency declared, making sure that the councils carry out local procurement and pay all staff, at least, the Living Wage Foundation hourly rate.
“I have spent a lifetime working for fairness for all, particularly in housing and community development.
“If elected, I pledge to continue to hold monthly advice surgeries and also provide regular street surgeries and newsletters.”
Daniel Floyd (Conservatives)
“I live in Curborough Ward with my wife and young family, and have campaigned on issues that are important to me and my neighbours, particularly in the retention of green open space in our communities.
“If elected, I will ensure that I continue my community campaigns and be strong voice for Curborough at Lichfield District Council.”
Dave Robertson (Labour)
“It has been an absolute privilege to serve the people of Curborough for the last four years.
“After decades of neglect by Conservative councillors, I’ve worked closely with my Labour colleague Colin Ball to secure a huge investment in public safety at the Dimbles shops, introduced the Lichfield Back to School Bank, worked with the community to improve some of our open spaces, supported our amazing community centre and secured thousands of pounds of funding for warm spaces during the winter of this cost of living crisis.
“There is always more to do though, and I hope that people in the ward will put their trust in me again for the next four years.”
Edward Sheasby (Conservatives)
“As someone who was born and raised in Lichfield, I am ready to give back and deploy my energy to provide a positive and effective voice to the hardworking residents of Curborough.
“If elected, I will ensure that everyone is represented with decency and integrity. I can guarantee you that this is the reason for me placing my name on the ballot paper and I will be relentless in promoting Curborough.”
The at a glance list of candidates standing in the Curborough ward at Lichfield District Council:
Colin John Ball
Labour
Daniel Floyd
Conservatives
Dave Robertson
Labour
It has been a pleasure speaking with residents week in week out discussing my positive campaign to bring a more energetic and effective voice for Curborough. You can find me on:
Twitter: @VoteSheasby
Facebook: /VoteSheasby
Email: vote@edwardsheasby.co.uk
Edward Sheasby, your party has committed election fraud and been forced to apologise this week for it .
Your own local Tory leaflets in one ward here were incorrect and had to be removed.
You yourself may be a positive, caring and enthusiastic person but then I ask myself why are you standing for this clown party?
Kitty, Indeed, the surprise is why so young a turkey would vote for Christmas.
Professor P, I was conservative leaning in my younger days believe it or not. I wasn’t Secretary of the Uni Tory society or anything but still, coming from Lichfield where parents and friends’ parents literally always voted Tory I didn’t question it.
It wasn’t until I started working in the City and seeing my peers and how they behaved towards less fortunate others and basically finding out about how unjust and unfair life was under the tories (this was thatcher & Major years) that I saw the light and repented!
So there’s hope for the poor lad yet.
Edward Sheasby, went to Repton School (a private school, that charges £30,000 a year for day pupils) and has more in common with the Prince of Wales than the residents of Purcell Avenue or the kids who go to Netherstowe.
King Charles….what has his schooling got to do with anything? I take it you’re a Labour lefty? The same party whose cultish former leader Corbyn was privately educated, Abbott who doesn’t like private schools still sent her son to one of the most exclusive private schools in London. Blair went to posh schools. As did Brown and so did Starmer. You could say looking at that list that the money spent on their education was a total waste. If you want state educated politicians you’d better be prepared for parties like the EDL to be in power.
Kitty….this country is crying out for a leader like Thatcher. The UK economy was in good shape and British policy still had respect and influence abroad. You knew her opinions and she stuck to her guns. Not the wishy washy spin obsessed weasels we have now.
Alica- Thatcher is marmite isn’t she.
I used to think she was a great role model for women I even used that as my topic for my English oral GCSE.
I supported the sale of the housing stock because it helped my granny. I supported closing the mines because they were horrible jobs and she put car plants there instead. I thought unions were holding the country back and ‘buy British’ sounded great.
She was a stateswoman yes and I remember her with Reagan & Gorbachev particularly. She also was a massive supporter of the single market.
But she allowed the rot we have now to set in because no new social housing led to problems, the mining communities were thrown to the scrap heap, unions helped us all have rights at work which are now eroded causing poverty and social issues. Zero hours contracts bad. Poll tax riots, lots of negatives.
The utilities sell off has led to very poor standards and profit-driven business over quality.
She was also a misogynist in female form.