Our fifteenth election candidate profile is from Stone Independents candidate Robert Townsend. 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: Robert Townsend
- Party: Stone Independents
- Election: Stone Town Council
- Ward: St. Michael’s
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?
Robert is a native of Stone now living with his wife in St Michael’s Ward. He has lived and
worked in Staffordshire most of his life returning to Stone several years ago. He has 35 years of experience in business, largely within the retail sector.
Robert is a founding member of the Aston Lodge Residents Association which is now an active community group focused on improving the neighbourhood and community cohesion.
Robert is keen for people to take responsibility for their community and will work hard to represent the needs of the ward.
“Having recently improved my work/life balance I am able to spend some time and energy giving back to the community. I am fully committed to working hard for the ward, Stone and its residents”.
What’s been your history as a political councillor?
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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.
