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4 The Link Magazine • June 2003
French connection gets Merry go round meets musical chairs at the council
closer for Haydon The tones and tunes made by Swindon's candidates in the local elections on 1 May had a particularly
Members of Haydon Wick parish silent quality about them when even fewer people were enticed to vote.
council entertain the Mayor and
Despite a much hyped and very only to lose by 16 votes to Liberal The Lib Dems continue to hold
Mayoress of La Garenne-
expensive effort to give people six Democrat Michael Dickinson, who all three Freshbrook & Grange Park
Colombes on 30 May to further
ways to cast their vote in person or left the Freshbrook & Grange Park seats with Geraldine Robertson be-
discuss twinning the two com-
electronically, only 29.82 per cent ward in 2001. ing re-elected.
munities.
- 40,812 people - bothered to ex- Toothill was gained by Con- Maureen Caton held her seat by
La Garenne-Colombes is a town
press their preference for the can- servative Steve Wakefield from 28 votes, to maintain Labour domi-
of 24,000 people on the northen
didates contesting the 20 out of 59 Middleleaze, who had stepped nance in Moredon ward, but North
edge of Paris. A photo of an earlier seats on the council. down from Shaw and Nine Elms Swindon is solidly Conservative
deputation was published exclu- Before the election Labour held ward. That seat was won by Gary with Peter Stoddart holding Ab-
sively in the March Link.
28 seats, the Conservatives were Perkins, who makes a comeback bey Meads ward and Ian Dobie
Parish councillor Phil Eagle will on 23 and Liberal Democrats had after defeat last year in Dorcan. retaining Haydon Wick.
be visiting La Garenne-Colombes 8. Afterwards, the Conservatives
on 20 June when the French town had 29, Labour 22, Lib Dems 8. Councillor contacts in West and North Swindon:
entertains visitors from its Ger- The Conservatives will now run Toothill Ward Abbey Meads Ward
man twin, Wengen.
the council, returning to power (includes Toothill and Westlea) (includes St Andrew's Ridge.
after their 7 months administra- Ash Brake, Priory Vale)
Mary Martin (Con),
tion between October 2001 and 12 Gartons Road, Middleleaze Dr Charles Lister (Con)
BEARS May 2002. Since then Labour has Tel: 870705 165 Whitworth Road
raised council tax by thirty per cent
Rodbourne Cheney. Tel: 490182
and the electorate will be looking Steve Wakefield (Con) Peter Stoddart (Con)
14 Middleleaze Drive, Shaw
for better performance by a coun-
SOLICITORS cil deemed to have failed by gov- Tel: 881962 16 Portmore Close, Sparcells.
Freshbrook & Grange Park Ward Tel: 879127
for Independent ernment inspectors last Septem- Justin Tomlinson (Con)
ber. (includes The Prinnells)
Financial Advice 68 Ravenglass Road. Westlea
Despite a clear out of senior of- Chris Sheppard (Lib Dem) Tel: 873 883
See us fast for impartial guidance ficers over the last year, residents 22 Tyburn Close. Grange Park
on investment and mone y matters are probably still unsure if not cyni- Tel: 631033 Haydon Wick Ward
Brenda Craven (Con)
cal as to whether the new lot can Judith Peppitt (Lib Dem)
Offices in Swindon,
do any better with the extra tax 38 Bloomsbury Close, Freshbrook 71 Avonmead, Greenmeadow
Wootton Bassett and Caine Tel: 723493
payers money at their disposal. Tel: 887613
Contact Jeremy Angell
In The Link target distribution Geraldine Robertson (Lib Dem) Ian Dobie (Con)
on 01249 814536 area, Labour's David Cox stepped 4 Sheen Close 21 Darius Way, Abbey Meads
Tel: 706463
Authorised by the Financial Services down from his Toothill ward to Grange Park. Tel: 877356
Authority to conduct investment business fight for the Central wadr David Renard (Con)
sea , Shaw & Nine Elms Ward
5 Borage Close, Haydon Wick
(includes Ramleaze. Middleleaze.
Peatmoor & Sparcells) Tel: 638552
Still sitting in that Nick Martin (Con) Moredon Ward (includes Woodhall
Park, Pembroke Park, Taw Hill)
12 Gartons Road, Middleleaze
traffic .^u^ ^ Tel: 870705 Jim D'Avila (Lab)
i Gary Perkins (Con) 5 Southernwood Drive. Swindon
57 Oakbourne Park, Liden Tel: 705044
Tel: 527806 Maureen Caton (Lab)
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1 Newmeadow Copse, Peatmoor Tel: 724029
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