Just in case you had missed it, this Thursday (7th May) sees a general election. In our Constituency (Derbyshire Dales) the candidates are:
- Andy Botham (Labour)
Andy was born and raised in Matlock, where he still lives with his family. Working for East Midlands Trains and an elected union official, he has been county councilor for Matlock since 2013.
Links:
- Website: Labour East Midlands
- Website: Andy Botham
- Facebook: Andy Botham PPC
- Twitter: @Roobotham
- Twitter: @AndyBothamPPC
- Email: andy@andybotham.com
- Ben Fern (Liberal Democrats)
Ben, who turns 23 this month, is the youngest person ever to fight our constituency and is the grandson of a former Headmaster of Parwich School, John Leslie Fern, who also was a Liberal county and district councilor. His grandmother Margaret Fern was a native of Tissington. (Note. Ben had contacted parwich.org with information on his nomination as Liberal Democratic candidate some time ago. Sorry Ben that we have only just got round to posting anything.)
Links:
- Website: Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats
- Website: Ben Fern
- Blog: Views from the Centre Left
- Facebook: LibDem Ben
- Twitter: @LibDemBen
- Email: benjlfearn@aol.com
- Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative)
Patrick has been our MP since 1986 (initially for the old constituency of West Derbyshire, and now for Derbyshire Dales) and is a Privy Councilor and Secretary of State for Transport. He will be well known to many of our readers through his constituency work. (Note. Patrick has worked for improved rural broadband in Derbyshire Dales and been a long standing supporter of parwich.org.)
Links:
- Website: Conservative Party
- Wikpedia: Patrick Mcloughlin
- Gov.uk: Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin
- Facebook: Patrick McLoughlin
- Twitter: @Patrick4Dales
- Email: patrick.mcloughlin.mp@parliament.uk
- Ian Wood (Green Party)
Ian, a former lawyer, currently works as a freelance journalist. He lives with his family in Bakewell. His statement on the Green Party website includes “I would wish to see efficient enterprises – for example, those conducted by Derbyshire farmers – succeed against unduly subsidised continental ones”. He is Press Oficer for the Derbyshire Green Party.
- Website: Derbyshire Green Party
- Website: Ian Wood’s Candidate Statement
- Facebook: Ian Wood, Green Party Candidate
- Twitter: @ianwood987
- Email: ianwood987@hushmail.com
- Amila Y’Mech (Humanity)
Amila lives in Crich. The information Amila provide Democracy Club’s CVs includes “I am a truck driver, a musician, a therapist, a designer and builder of geodesic domes, an author, and the founder of an ecological and personal growth community, Elysian Fields, which has land and for which planning permission is now being applied.” He has two children.
Links:
- Election leaflet: Humanity
- Democracy Club CV: Amila Y’Mech
- Facebook: Amila Y’Mech
- Twitter: @AmilaYM
- Email: amila@houseoflove.org.uk
- John Young (UKIP)
John was born and raised in Derbyshire, now living in Idridgehay. He has worked in local and national government in Public Health, setting up a consultancy assisting industry in regulatory compliance and the process of tendering for government work.
Links:
- Website: My UKIP: John Young
- Website: UKIP
- Email: john.young@ukiplocal.org
See also Democracy Club CVs for Derbyshire Dales and Your Next MP: Candidates for Derbyshire Dales. We have tried our best to identify links for all the candidates, but if you are aware of any further locally relevant links do add them as a comment below.
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