ELECTION 2021
The biggest election in our are this year will be the Wokingham Borough elections. Credit: Ben Walker/ New Statesman (Ballot: File Photo)
Voters up and down the country are going to the polls for the Local Elections this year. The biggest elections in our area are the Wokingham Borough elections, where voters throughout the borough will be selecting their ward councillors. There is a total of 18 seats up for grabs spread across the town itself, the Reading suburban areas of Earley, Woodley and Shinfield, and Wokingham’s satellite villages such as Twyford, Finchampstead and Hurst. There are a total of 54 seats on the council. The Conservatives are currently in charge with 31 councillors, a majority of 23. The second biggest party is the Liberal Democrats, with 15 candidates. The Labour Party currently has 4 councillors, and there are three independents. Councillors are elected for 4 year terms. Incumbents this year were last elected in 2016. There were meant
In response, City Director of Protective Services Lindsay Holm said he had spoken with the individual that afternoon and noted an issue regarding calls, and particular how calls are taken after hours. Holm noted that calls during the after hours time would be answered by the provincial call centre or dispatch center. Holm said he would review the issue with their dispatch centre to make sure those calls aren’t being dropped off. If it is something that needs to be handled by the RCMP, they will make sure those calls are directed to them. “I want to make sure that if they are experiencing something like that that they get the service they require,” said Holm.
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In particular, he wanted to know how council might “waive the requirement to have these companies previously work on a large-scale project” which seems to have tripped up the ability of local firms to make a bid. Ironstand said he was not asking to give the project to local companies just to give them the opportunity to bid. The local companies are “our tax base,” he said, adding they would also be in a better position to fix problems later. “If something goes wrong, the local companies will be there within hours,” said Ironstand. But City Manager Randy Patrick responded they can’t give a local preference to this project.
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