Provisional date set for Grappenhall by-election

A seat will be vacant due to Liberal Democrat Cllr Ryan Bate stepping down to take up a job in the USA.

Warrington Conservatives have announced Moira Dolan as their candidate for the by-election.

The party says Moira ‘will be a fresh face’ for the people of Grappenhall, and that after living in Grappenhall for 17 years she has decided to stand for election to help improve the lives of residents.

The party also says only the Conservatives are ‘standing up’ to the Labour-run council and acting as a real opposition party, voting against the local plan which will destroy the green belt, voting against increases to council tax at a time when households can least afford it – and challenging the council’s ‘reckless £2 billion borrowing which the Liberal Democrats have failed to stand up to’.

Moira said: “I am delighted and honoured to have been selected to stand as Conservative candidate for borough and parish councillor for Grappenhall and Appleton Thorn.

“If I am fortunate enough to be elected, I intend to listen to your views, concerns and recommendations and campaign on your behalf.

“For far too long the Liberal Democrats have taken us for granted and have failed to deliver for Grappenhall.

“They have been propping up the Labour administration and it is time for change in Grappenhall and Warrington.

“I look forward to working with my Conservative colleagues and Andy Carter MP if I am elected to make Grappenhall an even better place to live, work and bring up a family.”

Warrington South MP Andy Carter also shared his views.

He said: “Moira brings great experience in business; she knows the area well and is part of the community that she now wants to represent.

“We need a joined-up team in Grappenhall, a Conservative councillor at the Town Hall, campaigning for local residents & working closely with a Conservative MP in Westminster, standing up for people in this area on issues like 6/56, Thorn Cross Prison and the pressures on road infrastructure.”