
Next month it will be seven years since I was first elected as an Independent Councillor in spite of the then Leader of the Council, Ruth Dombey, saying “Independents don’t win in Sutton”. Tim Foster, Nick Mattey and I put that myth to bed and there may only be three of us but we have fought for the residents of Beddington as hard as we can for fairness, justice and transparency.
Most recently, Cllr Nick Mattey led the residents to protest the planned 100,000 tonne anaerobic digester by waste giant SUEZ. Online news media, Inside Sutton, headlined it as “Beddington survives its own Suez crisis at ‘explosive’ meeting” and included this photo:

The three of us agree It has been a privilege to represent the residents of the ward and we have tried our best to solve the many problems that have appeared in our inboxes but, sadly, there are always some that prove difficult to resolve.
The reason I am writing is to remind residents in Sutton Central ward is a by-election being held on this Thursday 10 April. This has come about because one of the Liberal Democrat Councillors failed to attend any meetings for six months. Under the rules of the Constitution it means they are dismissed from their post
Would you vote for a party where one of their Councillors couldn’t be bothered to represent you? I know I wouldn’t.

Pamela Marsh will be standing as the Independent candidate and for those of you who follow Council and Local Committee meetings will know that Pam asks questions, challenges the answers and works extremely hard for local communities. As Independent Councillors we have one thing going for us that other parties do not have and that is we do not have to “play politics”.
I have repeatedly asked at Council meetings why we cannot have cross party working to fully represent the residents of Sutton, especially when it comes to setting the budget and Council Tax each year. With more Independent Councillors this could become a reality and would be a huge benefit to all residents of Sutton but especially those in Sutton Central who are about to have over a thousand new flats thrust upon them with no parking or increase in services like doctors, dentists and schools.
Our mantra as Sutton Independent Residents is “residents first, always” and this we have done to the best of our ability. Pamela Marsh is the ideal candidate to do this, she is reliable, hard working and really cares about residents which is all one can ask of an elected representative.
VOTE PAMELA MARSH ON THURSDAY 10 APRIL