The newest member of Burntwood Town Council has taken up his seat.
Cllr Ivan Holdsworth was co-opted for the Hunslet ward at a meeting last week.
The vacancy came after Cllr Serena Mears resigned shortly after winning the seat for the Conservatives in the local elections in May.
Not enough residents requested a by-election, meaning councillors voted to decide which of two applicants would take up the seat, with Labour’s Cllr Holdsworth winning the seat.
It means he will join Conservative member Cllr Jacqueline Wittstock in representing Hunslet ward residents at the town council
Top bloke!
Burntwood Resident.
Totally unaware of any Resignation. Totally unaware of who any of these Councillors are ?
Have not had anyone Representing Burntwood introduce themselves to me in the 50 years I have lived here.
Chris B, all of the information is very readily available on social media channels and Burntwood Town Council website, as well as local publications such as Lichfield Live. At election times all councillors provide a public statement about who they are and what they would bring to being a councillor, again fully published. What other routes would you like the information to be provided?