Following  the long-overdue resignation of Suffolk’s most shameless county councillor -the non-resident Brian Riley – Suffolk Lib Dems are campaigning to give back to Hadleigh residents  the  quality representation they enjoyed with their previous County  Councillor, Lib Dem David Grutchfield.

So what exactly has Brian Riley cost us,  the people of Suffolk?

“Well, since he moved to America eighteen months ago, he’s continued to claim his County Councillor’s  allowance . Then there’s the cost of this by-election forced on the county by him failing to attend even  one  council meeting every six months and so  being obliged to stand down. That’s about £25,000, and for what?  To represent his residents? To represent the great town of Hadleigh?  It doesn’t looks like it!   And in addition he has helped keep this service-cutting Tory county council in power,”  says  David Busby, County Councillor of neighbouring Belstead division.

“You just have to compare Mr Riley’s lackadaisical performance  with that of the previous incumbent – David Grutchfield, ‘Mr Hadleigh,’ – who gave 24 years of his life to help the people and town of Hadleigh.  It’s clear that Lib Dem councillors  step up to the plate, take their responsibilities to their constituents seriously, and are not obsessed by the power drug.”

The LibDem candidate for this by-election is Trevor Sheldrick , who has already shown a long track-record of dedication and service to Hadleigh  and its residents. Trevor has been 10 years on the town council and is currently the Mayor of Hadleigh. As well as  a community speedwatch volunteer,  he’s a First Responder- one of that band of amazing volunteer paramedics who arrive before the ambulance to keep you alive.

Its time to get back to having a ‘real’ councillor representing Hadleigh – you deserve it!

Dave Busby
Caroline Page

Published and promoted by D Busby on behalf of T Sheldrick (Liberal Democrats) both at 16 Two Acres, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich IP9 2XP