Our twenty-third election candidate profile is from Stone Independents candidate Jonathan Powell. 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:Jonathan Powell
- Party: Stone Independents
- Election: Stone Town Council
- Ward: Walton North
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?
Jonathan (or ‘Big Jon’ to his friends) has lived in Stone since 1999. He has made his home in Walton and enjoys life with his wife and dog. He has worked in local businesses and has been a member of the local chamber of commerce and local networking groups.
He has been involved with the community through coaching at Stone Rugby Club and is a trustee of a local charity, helping him to understand the challenges that people of all ages and backgrounds can have. He now wants to direct his energies into helping Stone continue to be a town that is admired locally and beyond.
Jon says: “As a councillor, I will listen to residents and help them to live a full life as part of our thriving community.”
What’s been your history as a political councillor?
New candidate
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.
