I would urge anyone interested in the way that Doncaster is run to come together with the goal of changing the current leadership. A coordinated attempt to make most council seats a 2 horse race would be ideal but the Conservative Party have a policy of putting a candidate in every seat so that isn’t going to happen. So a 3 horse race, getting the message across that a Conservative vote is a wasted vote in every seat which the Conservatives do not currently have sitting councillors would be the way forwards. We would also encourage any Community Parties such as Mexborough First and Edlington First to be the primary choices for their wards.

Coordinating this will be a difficult task. That’s why I have launched www.doncasterindependents.com where I hope we will be able to log an Independent candidate against every council seat. We want to create a space where all Doncaster residents can see who their local independent candidates are, provide their contact details and as we get closer to the elections show case their priorities for the area.

I hope that existing Independent Parish and Town Councillors, who serve their communities diligently, will take this opportunity to step up and represent their community at a higher level. I also hope that this may encourage an Independent candidate in each of our parliamentary constituencies that we can get behind. And finally, to really have an impact on the future of Doncaster, I hope that we can all get behind one Independent candidate for the Mayor of Doncaster.