Our seventeenth election candidate profile is from Stone Independents candidate Ken Argyle. 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: Ken Argyle
- 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?
Ken is an engineer who spent 10 years in manufacturing as a general manager. He is married with grown up children and grandchildren. He chose to settle in Stone having come to know the town on regular visits from South Staffordshire to the Peak District.
Ken was a founding member of the Walton Residents Action Group formed to Appeal the proposed David Wilson Homes development off Marlborough Road. The collective action of residents enabled this Appeal to be won.
This experience showed him what could be achieved by active residents working alongside Independent Councillors. He has since been a regular attendee of council meetings to help him better understand the needs of residents and how he might help meet them and recognises the importance of strong and independent-minded representation on the town council.
Ken says: “Through my community involvement – and as a father and grandfather – I am aware of the needs of the younger and older Walton residents and that these must be addressed. I will work hard to make that happen. ”
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.
