Rutland County Council Uppingham Ward By-election 26 January 2012

Uppingham Ward By-election 26 January 2012

You could vote Conservative, but why would you want to elect a person who until very recently worked
for Rutland County Councils worst performing department?

You could vote Labour, Labour who are they in Rutland?

You could vote Liberal Democrat.

Peter Golden and Marc Oxley

Local Liberal Democrats have selected Peter Golden as their candidate for the Uppingham Ward By-election on January 26th. Peter, who lives in Bisbrooke near Uppingham, is an experienced councillor having served on both Rutland County Council and Leicestershire County Council. He has lived in Rutland for most of his life and first stood for election in Uppingham in 1989 and was the last person to represent the town in Leicestershire County Council. He is very active in local voluntary groups and has run the London Marathon raising money for Voluntary Action Rutland.
Lib Dem Group Leader and Councillor for Uppingham, Marc Oxley, said, "Peter is an experienced local campaigner and councillor with many years of public service in Rutland. I am delighted that he is our candidate in the Uppingham ward by-election as he would put Uppingham first if elected on January 26th."
Grahame Hudson, Chair of Rutland and Melton Liberal Democrats, also welcomed the news of Peter's selection as candidate. He said, "Our current Lib Dem Councillor, Marc Oxley has campaigned and worked tirelessly on behalf of Uppingham and its residents for many years and it would be terrific to see Peter Golden elected to work along side Marc, putting Uppingham first."