I see from the Hunts Post that a Conservative Councillor has resigned. Paul Harrison Dakers has resigned from HDC according to the Hunts Post for the following reasons:
"...claiming political parties were hopeless, all the same and out of touch with the population."
"...local authorities are run by unelected officers, ignore the majority of residents and favour whatever minority is flavour of the week."
Whatever the reason Dakers resigned, this is a slap in the face of the Conservatives. As he had attended the Council meeting on 28th October 2009, there was no reason for him to attend for another 6 months. This could have meant not resigning until the early March to cause a by-election. This election would have been held with the other local elections on 6th May 2010.
I don't feel the Conservatives will be looking forward to fighting this by-election. This ward was a tight win for the Conservatives when it was last fought in 2007.
Fenstanton Ward result 2007 local elections
Conservative Party 442 Elected
The Labour Party 45
Liberal Democrat 430
The Conservatives have a majority of just 12 votes. The Liberal Democrats should be out there campaigning to win this seat from the Conservatives. The by-election could be left until the local elections on 6th May 2010.
The current make up is Conservatives 36; Liberal Democrats 11; Independents 2; Others 1; UKIP 1 and now vacancy 1.
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