Dr Alistair Duffy prospective Liberal Democrat Candidate for Rothley and Mountsorrel on Leicestershire County Council
I have been living in Mountsorrel for a quarter of a century, having moved there from Loughborough in 1998. I was born in Yorkshire and brought up on a council estate in the North East, settling in the East Midlands in 1990 after studying and working in South Wales.
I served a term on the Mountsorrel Parish Council and have, for several years, served as a Trustee of the Mountsorrel Education Fund, which provides financial support for young people’s wider education. Hearing some of the ‘thank you’ stories that many of the recipients send the Trustees brings immeasurable joy.
I am standing for Leicestershire County Council because I want to be able to make a positive contribution and believe I have the personal and organisational skills to get things done for the Division in Council and the ability to champion those things that are the responsibility of other bodies on behalf of the electorate (which includes calling on our Parliamentary Party where appropriate).
As a Liberal Democrat, I’m asking for your support to allow me to support you, as a strong local champion and someone who will fight for you to have a fair deal and help keep Rothley and Mountsorrel a flourishing community.
First and foremost, I want to be guided by your priorities but I do also have things I want to achieve. So:
- I want to know what are the aspects of living in Rothley and Mountsorrel we can be proud of an promote more widely … but also what aspects require the County Council attention or a Borough Councillor to be a champion and an advocate.
- Flooding is a perennial problem. While we can’t do much about the weather, I want to ensure all that can be done is done.
