John Gili-Ross

Thank You

I would like to say a big thank you to all those who supported me to represent West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green and voted for me in the Borough Council Elections on 6^th May.  Whilst the the incumbent was returned it was with less than 50% of the votes cast and your vote placed me second with a creditable 653 votes ahead of the Lib Dems, Labour and the Green Party.  

The actual result was:

West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green

This defeat has not dampened my enthusiasm to represent our villages at a Borough level.  We deserve full representation at the level where our council tax is collected, distributed and spent.  Our village needs defending from over development, either directly or as a consequential effect of large-scale developments in neighbouring communities.

As to the future, we will have another Borough Council election next year when the second of our Borough Councillor positions comes up for election.  If current proposals are agreed however, then both of our councillor positions will be up for election in May 2011 because CBC is considering moving to a four year term for the entire council and savings in our council tax money by having fewer elections.

I am very proud to have received your support and I will work harder to persuade more of you to support me next year.  I do believe our villages deserve the very best representation.

John Gili-Ross