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The former leader of Lichfield District Council has been confirmed as a candidate for the forthcoming Staffordshire County Council elections.
Cllr Mike Wilcox
The Conservatives have confirmed Cllr Mike Wilcox will contest the Burntwood South seat when voters go to the polls in May.
Cllr Wilcox – who represents the Alrewas and Fradley ward on Lichfield District Council – said he was keen to see through the work of current county councillor, Cllr Helen Fisher.
“If I am successfully elected to represent Burntwood South, I will continue the hard work that my Conservative predecessor has done over the past four years.
Cllr Tony Wilcox\ s NoM about election costs was not adopted but the policy will be reviewed The “huge financial burden” of paying for elections will impact democracy at town and community council level, says a councillor calling for a change to policy. Cllr Tony Wilcox is calling on Pembrokeshire County Council to reconsider a 2016 decision to stop funding for town and community elections, with full cost recovery the current policy coming into force in 2018. Cllr Wilcox, also a member of Pembroke Dock Town Council, said a recent election had cost more than £9,000 and despite having been making savings each year in case of elections or by-election the costs were greater than expected.