Paul Clark - Independent, Billing Ward - video Dailymotion

Paul Clark - Independent, Billing Ward, in the WNC elections

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00:00yourself which ward you represent which party to represent I'm an independent

00:09and I'm currently the councillor for billing and rectify with the new

00:15boundary changes I'm standing in the billing ward as a candidate as I say at the beginning of the

00:22count it looked really good for me I think the poster vote will come out quite handsomely out of that now

00:31the polling station vote has been counted it really does look like it's going to be too

00:39with myself finishing third and my colleague James from the Conservative group will finish fourth

00:47would that mean you would just miss out then how many councillors for the billing I don't know by

00:51how many but I think it's significant enough for me to admit defeat I'm very sad because I've really

01:00enjoyed serving the ward for the last four years and I think I'm a different unique councillor who's

01:09very passionate about what he does I think people have had the opportunity to read the lead clip

01:16I've engaged on the doorstep it seemed very positive but you know people want to make

01:24they're disappointed with politics at the moment I think they want to make a statement and I think

01:29that they they are today absolutely because it's not just my ward but I think myself James and Keith

01:35have served that ward really really well I don't think we could have done any more

01:40as I say I feel really gutted I was always going to be gutted because I do it for the right reasons

01:47I'm passionate about what I do and I have done and I want to continue for another four years

01:53and what are your thoughts about reform taking your place then for the next four years

01:58that's what my constituents want I respect that my personal feelings if they're going to do what

02:07they say they're going to do I don't believe that they can because there's processes that they have

02:13to follow in the law and legislation but if they make some form of difference and we do need it we do

02:21need some form of change we've promised it from from the new government the one that went out the

02:26conservatives you know people are disappointed I'm disappointed with general politics absolutely

02:34I just felt me being an independent I best felt my best felt I served my constituents by being

02:43independent and I think I've served well and it proves that with the amount that's that's come out

02:49and voted for me in this in this election so like I say I'm very disappointed I think you can feel

02:57that in your voice I should go away today and see what the future holds for me with regards to

03:03politics I most definitely will because I do care still about my world I most definitely will with

03:09the new councillors help offer help if they want to because obviously I am aware of what the area needs

03:19what the issues are there and there's some case work that's still in the village so yeah I can help in any way I will do

03:28A final message for your for the residents in Billingwood?

03:31I'd just like to say thank you to everybody that came out yesterday and support this and and thank you

03:37for the personal messages I've read over the last few weeks yeah it's been amazing they you all are

03:44amazing people you're you're an amazing community and yeah I'm very sad that I won't be part of that

03:51and officially has your councillor thanks Paul thank you