Local Elections May 2011

A third of our local Councillors are standing for re-election this May. During the campaigning period, which unoffically starts this week, key announcements and decisions are often delayed until after the elections, the reason we won't have a clearer idea about the sign off of the core strategy and, possibly, the outcome of Coombes Farm until May. Slightly frustrating, especially when you consider that it's likely to be a shoe in for at least one of the District Councillors who has stood unopposed in previous campaigns. I've touched before on the dominance of the Conservatives in Rochford, and certainly it's difficult to argue that we don't have one of the most well run local Authorities in the country. But is this status quo the will of the people or apathy? - especially when, as sadly is the case throughout the country, Councillors elected will probably only have a third of the electorate behind them if they're lucky. More to follow.