Cllr David Staveley
IT is a great honour to have been elected as the North Yorkshire County Councillor for the Ribblesdale division, and to have received such a strong mandate from my fellow residents.
While I am overwhelmed by the result, it comes with a degree of sadness due to the circumstances which have brought me to this point.
So I will once again pay tribute to my predecessor, friend and mentor Cllr Richard Welch, who will be fondly remembered for his dedication to representing residents and protecting the Dales way of life and values.
I will look to his example and aspire to meet the challenges ahead.