Our twentieth election candidate profile is from Stone Independents candidate Jeff Hickling. 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: Jeff Hickling
- Party: Stone Independents
- Election: Stone Town Council
- Ward: Walton South
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?
Jeff has lived with his wife in Walton for more than 20 years and his daughters both attend Alleynes Academy.
He was born in Leicester, moving to London before settling in Stone in 1996. He is an electrician by trade and has owned and run a successful fire alarm company for a number of years. He currently works as an operations manager, looking after fire alarm systems for the NHS and large retail outlets.
“I have seen many changes in Stone over the years. Some good and quite a few that I do not think benefit our Town. Instead of hiding behind social media I have decided to stand up and be counted. My objective, if elected, will be to enhance the lives of our residents and secure our children’s future.”
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.
