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Newsletter (WORD document)
Updated 08 May, 2008
Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate |
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Nigel Quinton Nigel has been elected as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Liberal Democrats in the Hitchin and Harpenden Constituency.
Nigel graduated from Cambridge as a geologist. His business career includes a period with BP and since 1988 running an oil exploration group based in Harpenden. He has close connections with Wheathampstead where one of his daughters goes to school as well as Harpenden where he captains one of the Sunday cricket teams.
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Liberal Democrat District Councillor: |
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| Cllr Chris Oxley Pilgrim Cottage, Coleman
Green, Wheathampstead AL4 8ES Phone 01582 834238; e-mail cllr.c.oxley@stalbans.gov.uk Cllr Judy Shardow, 32 Tudor road, Wheathampstead, AL4 8NW. Phone 01582 629886, email cllr.j.shardow@stalbans.gov.uk |
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(See http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2006/05/tiny_margins.html A contributor commented "Anyone living in Wheathampstead who didn't vote can't really complain about their council now. If just one of them had bothered to go to the Polling station they could have made a significant difference." As at 5th May 2007 the District Council consists of
30 Liberal Democrats, 22 Tories, 5 Labour and 1 Independent. The next District Council election is on 1st May 2008. If you need a postal or proxy vote please contact Cllr Chris Oxley The District Council is responsible for
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Liberal Democrat Parish Councillors: |
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Cllr. John Burgess, 1 Mount Road, Wheathampstead 01582 629079 The Parish Council has 12 Councillors - 2 Liberal, 7 Tory,
3 Independent. |
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County Council |
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| The County Ward covers Wheathampstead and Redbourn (St Albans Rural). In recent years the County Councillor has been either Liberal Democrat or Tory. The latest election was in May 2005. The result was Liberal Democrat 2,627 up 99. Tory 2778 up 52. Labour 720 down 318. Greens who stood for the first time 318. Tories retained the seat by 151 (down 43). The County Council now has 14 Liberal Democrats (up 4) Labour 16 (down 11) Greens 1 (up 1) and Tories 46 (up 6).
The County Council is responsible for issues such as Roads & Environment, Education & Youth Services and social Services. Their phone number is 01992 555555 or facsimile 01992 555644. Your District Councillor Chris Oxley will be happy to take up "County" matters for you. He can be contacted on the telephone 01582 834238 or e-mail cllr.c.oxley@stalbans.go.uk See www.hertscc.gov.uk |
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Parliament |
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| Wheathampstead comes within the Hitchin and Harpenden Constituency a seat currently held by the Tories.
In the last General Election the Liberal Democrat candidate was Hannah Hedges who received 12,234 votes a 7.8% increase on 2001. Lib. Dems. were in second place. You can contact Lib Dems.
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Europe |
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| Wheathampstead comes within the Eastern
Region. Our Euro MP is Andrew Duff MEP Orwell House, Cowley Road,
Cambridge CB4 OPP
Phone: 01223 566700; Fax: 01223 566698; e mail mep@andrewduffmep.org His contact details in Brussels are Phone: 00322 284 7998, Fax: 00322 284 9998; web site www.andrewduffmep.org
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Local Party |
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| Chair - Harriet Sherlock 163 Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead.
Phone 831722
Secretary - Lisa Hobden, 14 Necton Road, Wheathampstead Phone 629599 Treasurer - Geoff Webster, 21 The Broadway, Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead Phone: 01438 832571 Focus Editor – Paul Edelston, 33,
Tudor Road, Wheathampstead AL4 8NW |
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Nigel (46) lives in Lemsford and is currently a councillor in Welwyn
Hatfield. His principal interests are the Environment and Health.
