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Originally Posted by andrewb
I don't think it's a bad thing that somebody has raised the issue of taxpayers paying for needless by-elections. If your candidate thinks he is going to win, then there is no problem in resigning from his local government posts.
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That is another silly statement. Everyone standing will hope to win but only a few will. Why cause by-elections costing money if they are not needed. If he stood down now the people who voted him for local and country will feel let down. He might as well wait and see if he wins his seat before he lets them down.
And yes I do think that any local councillor who then becomes an MP and stands down is letting down the residents of the ward who voted them in.
I also think that Graham (or whoever) can do a lot more for his ward as a local Councillor than as an MP.
I am still undecided if I think someone should be able to be a local and county councillor at the same time.
Maybe a good question is - Should Local/County Councillors be allowed to stand for election as an MP?