Rochelle Russell successfully defended the seat in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst previously held by Maurice Fanning. Rochelle recorded 43.4% of the vote in a 4-way fight with the Tories, Lib Dems and BNP. Â Congratulations to her and to fellow workers in the ward. Â Congratulations too to the voters in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst for choosing such an excellent and dynamic new Councillor! Â After the count Rochelle said:
“I am totally honoured that so many good people have put their trust in me to be a reliable and hard working servant for their ward.  I also want to thank my predecessor Maurice Fanning for his hard work for the ward.
My first priority is to visit all of the people I had promised to go back to if I succeeded in holding the ward.  I then intend to meet as many people as possible so that we can properly get to know eachother.  I will be guided by my very experienced and highly respected fellow councillors as they know much more than I do and are so very generous in their willingness to help me.
I am very keen to develop a young Labour group in the area along with Chris and to capitalise on the rekindled enthusiasm I believe Victor’s upbeat campaign has created. Â It’s time to get back to our roots and do what we are best at – Â looking after our own. Â I believe the failure of the Lib Dems gives us a great opportunity to encourage disappointed libdem voters to come home to us. Â Mostly I intend to work work work…….”
Rochelle can be emailed here.
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