A NEW member of Lichfield City Council says he hopes his by-election victory will be the first of many for his party.
Dean Robertson won the Stowe ward seat earlier this week to become the first Reform UK representative to be elected on to any of the councils in the Lichfield district area.
The businessman said he believes the party could repeat their success in May when voters elect new members of Staffordshire County Council.
He said:
“I look forward to joining the city council to support positive change – and I hope this successful by-election win will encourage voters in Lichfield to vote for Reform UK in the Staffordshire County Council elections on 1st May.”
The success comes Reform UK also claimed third place in the Lichfield constituency in the General Election.
A party spokesperson said:
“Reform UK in Lichfield congratulates Dean on his successful Stowe by-election win.
“This was only made possible by the concerted efforts of the party officers, members and volunteers who supported Dean’s campaign.
“We especially thank those who voted for Dean – you have helped to establish the grassroots of our party in Lichfield and every vote will count to a positive future for the city.”
I wouldn’t disagree at all. We also have to remember it’s likely that the council will be abolished in the next 2-3 years anyway, so maybe now is the time to vote differently to how you normally do.
Since Lord Fabricant left, Lichfield has been decimated. I am crying writing this. We need you Michel. Please come back!
It’s not about Dave, it’s about the legions who helped put him there: people noticing what’s wrong and not being afraid and *voting*, people volunteering to push leaflets through letterboxes, people forming local party infrastucture, microdonors/big donors putting their money where their mouth is and refusing to be cancelled, national politicians actually representing concerns of voters. Canary in the coal mine moment for the Uniparty (Labour=Conservative) and the out of touch elites who milk the country that they actually despise…
Not sure who the ‘Dave’ is that @ Patrick young is writing about but any party led by Nigel Farage who supports an American leadership that dumps on UK, Europe and Ukraine while cosying up to Putin and his war criminals won’t be getting my vote. Develop a backbone!
May I congratulate Dean for achieving victory in the Stowe ward city council bye election. Now I know all the the objectors will talk me down, but surely we’ve reached the point where we need to give the reins to people with different untried solutions like Reform. All the old parties have literally run out of ideas or haven’t the courage to apply fixes to bring the UK to its feet
It will be interesting to see if Reform UK Limited candidates oppose the Climate Emergency policies of Staffordshire County Council and Lichfield District.
Reform’s stated opposition to Net Zero will leave the UK reliant on imported natural gas rather than making way for British manufacturing is not very patriotic. In fact, some of the measures that Reform has pledged to introduce could actually increase energy costs in the short term!
Their Deputy Leader, Richard Tice (who like Trump rejects the scientific consensus on the cause of climate change) has talked of a “generation tax” for renewable energy companies. This would leave the UK vulnerable to imported energy costs.
So let us hope that any Reform UK Limited candidates tell Lichfield Live if they support their party’s policy of opposition to achieve Net Zero that is current policy of all our local councils.
@Pete: Scapegoating minorities and promoting xenophobia are not untried solutions. They were tried in Germany in the 1930s and led to world war and extermination camps. Nigel Farage/UKIP/Brexit Party/Reform have already done enough damage to this country with Brexit and their attacks on the European Union, weakening Europe at a time when it is facing an existential threat from Russia. No problem for Nigel, who simply switched his propaganda shows from Russia Today to GB News. Reform is not offering solutions, it is offering chaos and destruction of democratic values. Don’t be fooled into voting for them.