Support for Council Leader Arnold Woolley from an unusual source

A letter by Gareth Williams in The Flintshire Chronicle May 19 2011


Leader deserves a bit of moral support

Following on from recent reports regarding the AGM at Flintshire County Council and the re-election of council leader Arnold Woolley.
Your report suggests Cllr Woolley was not really flavour of the month but still managed to get re-elected as the leader of the council, with only the controlling groups supporting him.
Well nothing new there then. It always happens that way, controlling group members supporting their own and opposition groups either abstaining or voting against..
The opposition should have put up an alternative leader; otherwise shut up ans get on with the business of delivering council services.
I worked along side Cllr Woolley for several years, and while we agreed to disagree on many occasions he did always try to do his level best. You can't ask for more.
I'm not aware of failing services in Flintshire. Some could do better; and there will always be a need for service improvement, but many are excellent and others continue to improve.
What has really ticked me off - and, I suggest, many other people - is some of the comments made from the opposition councillors, who should know better

Gareth Williams , Mold

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Gareth Williams stood for Labour in Buckley Bistre East in 2004 and was elected with 485 votes.
He failed to get elected in 2008

Will he be standing in 2012 as an Independent given the above letter contents?

Links

Flintshire Elections 2004
Flintshire Elections 2008