Election night on Thursday 1st May turned out to be memorable for St Chad's Conservatives, as their candidate, Alan Wright, became the third Conservative Councillor to represent the Ward. Alan's majority was a healthy 454 votes, which was a great result bearing in mind it was the Labour Party who were defending the seat.

The election campaign had proved to be enjoyable, with residents throughout the ward giving Alan, Robert Oliver and Michael Dixon a warm welcome, while even those with a different political persuasion were friendly and appreciative of the regular newsletters and contact provided. Alan took to canvassing very early and has made a great start to his time as Councillor by having already met hundreds of residents.

This result gives the ward three Conservative Councillors on the City Council, a complete turnaround since 2004 when, up to then, it was the Labour Party who had three St Chad's Councillors. This has involved continuous hard work on behalf of all the residents of the ward.

Commenting on the result Robert Oliver said

"We were thrilled with Alan's majority and thank all those people who voted for him. Alan was first-class during the campaign when meeting people, while it soon became apparent that the three of us all enjoyed each other's company. I am convinced we will make a good, united team of hard-working Councillors ready to do our best for all ward residents in the years ahead."

Michael