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Originally Posted by Neil
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?
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Neil I'm sorry, I must not be making my point clear enough. Resigning now would be silly, as you say it would cause a by-election and cost us money. If he were to resign next year at some point before the local elections, there wouldn't need to be a costly by-election.
I think local/county councillors should be able to stand for election as an MP. It should be up to the electorate to decide if they want an MP with other jobs or not.