Last Thursday 3rd May, the local people went to the Polling Stations in Beddington North with the widest choice of candidates of any ward in the London Borough of Sutton – 3 x Labour, 3 x Conservative, 3 x Liberal Democrat (including two incumbent Councillors) 2 x UKIP, 1 x Green and three local residents standing as Independents.
The results announced around 3.30am on Friday morning brought gasps of astonishment and not a few cheers as the three Independent candidates – Nick Mattey, Jillian Green and Tim Foster topped the poll.
Your new Councillors would like to thank everyone who voted for them and pledge to work hard for them and every other person in the ward of Beddington North irrespective of their political allegiance. We hope that the Liberal Democrats who still hold the balance of power in Sutton, reflect on this result and temper some of their wilder ambitions and, importantly start to listen to local residents.
Be sure we will! Thank you again.