Our twenty-fourth election candidate profile is from Stone Independents candidate Andrew Best. 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: Andrew Best
- 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?
Andrew was born in Stone and has lived here all his life. He lives with his wife and 3 children all which either work or go to school in the town.
Andrew has worked in the pub trade for the last 13 years and is part of Stone Traders Group who meet to help promote Stone’s Town Centre. He wants Stone to prosper and thrive and support its local traders.
He also sits on the board of governors of a local school and is part of a team who organise an annual computer game endurance charity event.
“I see Stone as a great town, with great opportunities and surroundings. I want everyone to work together for the good of the town and ensure that our families have the best opportunities open to them”.
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.
