Our twelfth election candidate profile is from Stone Independents candidate Philip Leason. All Stone Independents responses have come centrally so are in a slightly different format but aim to answer our questions.
All candidate responses can be found linked on our candidate page
- Candidate Name: Philip Leason
- Party: Stone Independents
- Election: Stone Town Council / Stafford Borough Council
- Ward: Stonefield & Christchurch / St. Michaels and Stonefield
The candidate’s biographies should cover this set of questions:
- Tell our readers about yourself
- What’s your personal statement about why you’re standing and what you want to do over the next 4 years
- Do you live in Stone, if not what’s your link to Stone and your reason for standing as Stone candidate?
Philip has lived in Stone all his life and feels that he knows the town and the concerns of residents. He is an active member of several local organisations most of which are community or youth related. He has previously represented the ward on both the Town and Borough Councils, supporting residents in their objections to housing developments, building on open spaces and ‘garden grabbing’. He is particularly concerned that developments have been allowed without consideration of the effect on infrastructure and traffic congestion. He would also like to see a greater police presence in the town. Having an interest in local history, Philip welcomes the new heritage centre and the Joules development and theatre on Crown Wharf and feels that we can build on this by promoting the town more to increase footfall in the High St and support the traders.
“Being Independent I am not controlled by political doctrine or policy. I look forward to representing the people of the ward.”
What’s been your history as a political councillor?
Serving Councillor over various terms
What are the top 5 issues that you think affect the residents of Stone over the next 5 years?
Stone Independents operate as a team with a common set of objectives. These are set out in their manifesto which can be found on their website – https://stoneindependents.org/our-manifesto/
How will you keep in touch with your constituent’s concerns?
We are highly contactable through phone, email and social media including our website and FB pages. We welcome being approached to listen to residents’ concerns. Serving councillors are active in working with local residents and residents groups.
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