The Green Party’s candidate for the Chadsmead by-election has urged voters to ensure community services are protected from cuts.
Adam Elsdon will contest both the Lichfield District Council and Lichfield City Council votes following the resignation of Lib Dem councillor Marion Bland due to ill health.
The former police forensics officer and military veteran is a founder member of the Greens in Lichfield and Burntwood and says he hopes to be able to make a real difference in the local community where his children will be educated.
“My priority as both a Chadsmead Councillor and a father will be to do everything in my power to help resolve the serious issues at Chadsmead Primary Academy,” he said. “The decline this school has experienced in the last three years is truly alarming.
“We must also ensure that cuts to council budgets do not punish the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our society. I am standing in this by-election to be a voice for those people.”
The Green Party’s candidate also insisted he would offer an “alternative voice” in local politics.
He said: “In these times of austerity, now more than ever Chadsmead needs a representative who will fight for their interests and for the common good.”
Five candidates will contest the Lichfield District Council Chadsmead by-election:
- Colin Ball (Labour)
- Adam Elsdon (Greens)
- Jan Higgins (UKIP)
- Brian McMullan (Conservatives)
- Paul Ray (Lib Dem)
Four candidates will contest the vacant Lichfield City Council seat:
- Adam Elsdon (Greens)
- Simran McMullan (Conservatives)
- Paul Ray (Lib Dem)
- Phil Sutcliffe (Labour)
