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 Chiltern District councillors who will not be standing.
Among the 19 retirees who will not stand for election in a weeks’ time, three have totted up more than 20 years of service and one has amassed 33.
Here’s the list of names you won’t see during the election:
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Six years of service
Cllr Chris Ford, Conservative
Cllr Murray Harrold, Conservative
Cllr Robert Jones, Conservative
Cllr Caroline Rouse, Conservative
Cllr Mark Shaw, Conservative
Cllr Diana Varley, Conservative
Cllr Nick Varley, Conservative
Ten years of service
Cllr John Gladwin, Conservative
Cllr Peter Hudson, Conservative
Cllr Fred Wilson, Conservative
Eleven years of service
Cllr Andrew Garth, Independent
Cllr Nigel Shepherd, Independent
Fourteen years of service
Cllr Siddharth Patel, Conservative
Cllr Michael Smith, Conservative
Cllr John Wertheim, Conservative
Eighteen years of service
Cllr Nick Rose, Conservative
Twenty-two years of service
Cllr Julia Burton, Conservative
Thirty years of service
Cllr Peter Jones, Liberal Democrat
Thirty-three years of service
Cllr Don Phillips, Conservative
The list was published during a full council meeting, on April 21.
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