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# Independent Lichfield councillor confirms she will stand for re-election
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/independent-lichfield-councillor-confirms-she-will-stand-for-re-election/
- Published: 2023-03-23T08:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-22T10:26:15.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:01, News

An independent Lichfield councillor says she will stand for re-election, despite previously saying she would not.

Cllr Joanne Grange, who represents the Chadsmead ward at Lichfield District Council, had been expected to stand down [after citing work commitments](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/independent-lichfield-councillor-says-she-will-not-stand-for-re-election/).

But she said a change to her day job meant that she had decided to contest the local elections on 4th May after all.

She told *Lichfield Live*:

> “I was very disappointed when it looked like I wasn’t going to able to stand for re-election in Chadsmead, but I had to be realistic about work commitments.  
>  
> “However, some changes in the arrangements for my new job mean that I am not now going to be in London three days a week and I can now commit to attending council meetings which start at 6pm in Lichfield. So I am now going to stand for re-election.  
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> “I was very grateful to people in Chadsmead for taking a chance on an independent candidate and electing me four years ago, and I hope since then I’ve earned their trust and shown to be a hard working councillor and they will re-elect me on 4th May.”  
>  
> Cllr Joanne Grange, Lichfield District Council

No details of who else will contest the Chadsmead ward have yet been confirmed, but Labour has not listed a candidate for the ward on its own website.

The two seats are currently occupied by Cllr Grange and Lib Dem representative Cllr Paul Ray.