Not a single candidate for Hedge End Town Council from the Conservative or Labour Parties. One UKIP and two Independents at least mean that three of the seven wards will be contested. Twelve Lib Dems get onto the Council unopposed.
Not exactly a sign of a healthy, vibrant local democracy though.
Trouble is, Eastleigh is too small to be a viable unitary so we might end up with Eastleigh getting the boot and Hedge End being part of a South Hampshire or M27 corridor unitary.
ReplyDeleteOf course, if that's what the majority of people want you can petition Eastleigh to wind up Hedge End TC. The residents of Southsea did away with their own Town Council last year.
I can't see me agreeing with you on that, but it would make for an interesting debate and campaign.