We’ve asked all of the candidates standing for election to Cheshire East Council to provide our readers with a short introduction to themselves.
We’ll publish these daily for all 52 council wards (in alphabetical order) in the build up to the local elections on 4th May 2023.
You can view all of the Cheshire East Council candidate submissions together by clicking here.
Listed below are all of the candidates seeking your vote in the Shavington ward.
Voters in Shavington can select one candidate to represent them on Cheshire East Council.
Shavington candidates:
- Linda Buchanan (Labour)
- David Marren (independent)
- Claire Wain (Conservatives)
Linda Buchanan (Labour)
I have lived in the local area since 1985. Both my sons went to Shavington Primary School on which I served as a governor.
I am currently a Shavington-Cum-Gresty parish councillor serving as chair of the staffing committee, vice chair of the environment and recreation committee and was vice chair of the neighbourhood planning committee.
I successfully led the parish council campaign group to save Shavington-Cum-Gresty boundary.
I volunteer as an administrator on Wybunbury United Charities (Shavington) and am a speedwatch volunteer.
My pledges include:
• Heritage – to ensure it is protected
• Speeding – working to tackle this
• Maintenance – to hold contractors to account for timely repairs
• Cost of living – working with local charities to support families suffering from hardship
David Marren (independent)
I became a Cheshire East Councillor in 2011, but before that I worked in local government, working my way up from being a clerk at Stafford Borough Council to an executive director for the former Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council – where, amongst many other things, I had responsibility for street cleaning, refuse collection, recycling, cemeteries and the crematorium, swimming pools and sports centres, highways, markets, car parking and community enforcement..
I know how council services should work and I promise to use my experience to fight for the best services for Shavington Ward residents as an independent.
Claire Wain (Conservatives)
I have lived in Cheshire East all of my life, and in Shavington with my young family for almost seven years.
I am a chartered accountant and have worked for a local business for the last 10 years.
I love our local area and am passionate about standing up for my community.
I am a current parish councillor and chair of the finance committee, regularly raise money for local charities and when necessary I have no problem rolling my sleeves up and getting stuck in.
I’m environmentally conscious and against the proposed green bin tax, which I believe will lead to more fly tipping and garden waste going in black bins.
So Cheshire remains proudly non-partisan and has provided the same opportunity to all parties and independent candidates.
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