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# Second independent councillor confirms he will not stand for re-election
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/second-independent-lichfield-councillor-confirms-he-will-not-stand-for-re-election/
- Published: 2023-01-17T08:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-14T18:13:17.000Z
- Description: Another independent Lichfield councillor says he will not stand for re-election in May.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Hammerwich, Local Elections 2023, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

Another independent Lichfield councillor says he will not stand for re-election in May.

Cllr Alastair Little currently represents the Hammerwich with Wall ward at Lichfield District Council.

But he told *Lichfield Live* his name would not be on the ballot paper in May.

> “I will not be standing.  
>  
> “Since the last election I have expanded my business, lost loved ones in the pandemic and, most importantly, become a dad.  
>  
> “I do hope talented young people who want modernisation and can deliver fully-funded projects in a professional, well-communicated way get elected.”  
>  
> Cllr Alastair Little, Lichfield District Council

Cllr Little had previously been a Conservative councillor before [resigning from the party](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/i-can-no-longer-remain-a-member-of-this-embarrassment-show-lichfield-councillor-quits-conservatives/) in protest at parties held in Downing Street during Covid lockdowns.

After becoming an independent member of the council he also clashed with Michael Fabricant, [branding the Tory MP “a disgrace”](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/councillor-brands-lichfield-mp-a-disgrace-after-continued-support-for-prime-minister-over-partygate/) due to his ongoing support for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Cllr Little said the switch away from party loyalties had been the right decision.

> “It has been an honour and I have thoroughly enjoyed being a councillor.  
>  
> “It was only after leaving the Conservative group I felt I was making progress on issues in Hammerwich and Wall.  
>  
> “Sometimes being bogged down in petty party political group meetings discussing non-issues such as the chairman’s car and what we should be wearing to give the role ‘status’ drains you of the will to carry on.”  
>  
> Cllr Alastair Little, Lichfield District Council

Cllr Little’s decision follows the confirmation that fellow independent Lichfield District Council member Cllr Joanne Grange [would also not be standing again](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/independent-lichfield-councillor-says-she-will-not-stand-for-re-election/) in May.