OSWESTRY’S Green Party says it will call for a by-election to fill the spot left by the resignation of a Conversative town councillor last week.
Jess Michie resigned her spot on Oswestry Town Council in the Cambrian ward on Tuesday, August 22, with a notice of casual vacancy announced on August 30.
Councillor Duncan Kerr, for both Oswestry and Shropshire Councils, is the Green Party co-ordinator in north Shropshire and confirmed that former town colleague Nikki Hughes will be their choice to contest the seat.
He said: “The Green Party has moved quickly to call an election following the resignation of Conservative town councillor Jess Michie midway through their term.
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“There is now an empty chair in the council chamber and Cambrian residents have told us they want a hard-working councillor to represent them.
“Therefore we have gathered the signatures needed to formally call for an election and are delighted to announce that the popular and experienced ex-councillor Nikki Hughes, who represented the ward from 2017 to 2021, will be our candidate.
“With support from the community and from her Green colleagues, Cllr Rosie Radford and Cllr Stephen Froggatt, we will have a strong and dynamic team to tackle all the issues in the Cambrian ward.”
The deadline request for an election in the ward is Tuesday, September 19 with a minimum of 10 signatures required to officially request it.
If that number is not reached – though the Green Party says it has the numbers – then a person can be co-opted onto the council by current councillors.
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