Elections News
16 January 2025 / 16 January 2025 by colinjones
The current three-tier system of local government in Devon is not perfect. There is some overlap of responsibilities, and the division of duties between councils can lead to confusion over accountability and low public engagement. Abolishing one tier of local government, as Westminster is seeking to do, may present opportunities to simplify and to improve […]
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Elections
1 June 2024 / 3 June 2024 by colinjones
18 April 2024 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
We're sad that the motion proposed by the Green Party's Cllr Huw Thomas (Bideford East) to change the voting system in English local elections to PR failed at the full council meeting of Torridge District Council in Bideford on 8 April
8 April 2024 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCILBIDEFORD NORTH BY-ELECTION 2nd May 2024 John Puddy, your Green Party candidate, was apprenticed as an engineer with EMI and later moved to marine engineering. In 1982 he installed the first stand-alone wind turbine in England on Lundy. John was employed as the Island Agent for 14 years, helped set up the first […]
1 July 2023 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
18 May 2023 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
Green Party district councillor Peter Hames has been elected Mayor of Northam! Congratulation Peter.
