LOCAL elections are nearly upon us, and as Buckinghamshire residents prepare to cast their votes on May 6, the Free Press has compiled a list of formerly Wycombe District councillors who will not be standing. 

Among the 24 retirees who will not stand for election in a weeks’ time, four have totted up more than 20 years of service and one has amassed more than 45.

Here’s the list of names you won’t see during the election:

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Six years of service

Cllr Mohammed Asif, Labour

Cllr Suzanne Brown, Conservative

Cllr Harry Bull, Conservative

Bucks Free Press: Cllr Marten Clarke (pictured), Conservative

Cllr Matthew Davy, Conservative

Cllr Mark Harris, Conservative

Bucks Free Press: Cllr Muhammad Abdullah Hashmi (pictured), Labour

Cllr David Knights, Conservative

Cllr Tony Lee, Independent

Cllr Richard Newman, Conservative

Cllr Saeed Saddique, Conservative

Cllr Nigel Teesdale, Conservative

Cllr Chris Whitehead, Conservative

Cllr Lawrence Wood, Conservative

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Ten years of service

Bucks Free Press: Cllr Mohammed Hanif (pictured), Labour

Thirteen years of service

Cllr Richard Scott, Conservative

Fourteen years of service

Bucks Free Press: Cllr Ray Farmer (pictured), Liberal Democrat

Sixteen years of service

Cllr Sebert Graham, Labour

Eighteen years of service

Cllr Hugh McCarthy, Conservative

Twenty-two years of service

Cllr Mike Appleyard, Conservative

Bucks Free Press: Cllr Wendy Mallen (pictured), Conservative

Twenty-six years of service

Cllr Roger Wilson, Conservative

Thirty-nine years of service

Bucks Free Press: Cllr Jean Teesdale (pictured), Conservative

Forty-six years of service

Cllr David Shakespeare, Conservative

The list was published during a full council meeting, on April 21.

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