Goole Town Council Results

Published on 10th May 2007 in News

Last Friday morning (May 4) saw the counting of the votes for councillors to sit on the various wards covered by Goole Town Council.

The new councillors for each ward are as follows:Goole Central and South Ward - Three seats, electorate of 2,247

Mike Harrison (Labour Party Candidate) - 288 votes cast.

Pat O'Neil (Labour Party Candidate) - 358 votes cast.

Malcolm South (Labour Party Candidate) - 271 votes cast.

Goole East Ward - Three seats, electorate of 2,497

Beryl-Beck Taylor (Liberal Democrats) - 276 votes cast.

Kevin Flynn (Independent) - 210 votes cast.

Brian Rust (Independent) - 280 votes cast.

Goole North Ward - Five seats, electorate of 4,841

Brian Cooper (Liberal Democrats) - 514 votes cast.

Kester Dean (Labour Party Candidate) - 558 votes cast.

Jane Marsden (Liberal Democrats) - 731 votes cast.

Keith Moore (Labour Party Candidate) - 581 votes cast.

Keith Tether (Liberal Democrats) - 541 votes cast.

Goole North East Ward - Three seats, electorate of 2,280

Kevin Duffy (Labour Party Candidate) - 241 votes cast.

Dave Harrison (Labour Party Candidate) - 228 votes cast.

Jean Valerie Kitchen (Liberal Democrats) - 309 votes cast.

Goole West Ward - Three seats, electorate of 2,355

Malcolm Boatman (Labour Party Candidate) - 233 votes cast.

Shirley Rose Marshall (Independent) - 334 votes cast.

David Anthony Martin (Liberal Democrats) - 232 votes cast.

Kevin Flynn, Independent councillor for Goole East Ward, said: "I feel elated to be voted onto the council. I enjoyed being co-opted onto the Town Council last year, but it is better to know that I have got the voters behind me.

"There is a lot of anti-social behaviour in Goole, and my colleague cllr Brian Rust puts in a lot of work on that front, so I would like to be able to help him."

Brian Rust, Independent councillor for Goole East Ward, added: "I am very pleased that I have got the backing of electors to carry on the work that I have already done.

"I am not directly involved in the campaign against the demolition of Phoenix Street and Richard Cooper Street, but I have campaigned in the past for adequate compensation for the residents of these streets."

Keith Moore, newly elected Labour councillor for Goole North Ward, said: "I would like to see more involvement from 18-year-olds around Goole in council and voting matters, their participation is vital."

Jane Marsden, Liberal Democrat councillor for Goole North Ward, said that the next term of office at Goole Town Council is going to be 'very interesting.'

She added: "Goole Liberal Democrats have worked all year round, not just at election time."

Together with colleagues Jean Kitchen and Beryl Beck-Taylor, cllr Marsden said: "We would like to thank the residents of Goole for their trust and support in the work that we do for them, and we will continue to be vigilant on all finance matters relating to Goole Town Council. We will also continue to constantly update residents through Goole Matters, as we have always done."