LOCAL elections are nearly upon us, and as Buckinghamshire residents prepare to cast their votes on May 6, the Free Press has compiled a list of formerly Wycombe District councillors who will not be standing.
Among the 24 retirees who will not stand for election in a weeks’ time, four have totted up more than 20 years of service and one has amassed more than 45.
Here’s the list of names you won’t see during the election:
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Six years of service
Cllr Mohammed Asif, Labour
Cllr Suzanne Brown, Conservative
Cllr Harry Bull, Conservative
Cllr Marten Clarke (pictured), Conservative
Cllr Matthew Davy, Conservative
Cllr Mark Harris, Conservative
Cllr Muhammad Abdullah Hashmi (pictured), Labour
Cllr David Knights, Conservative
Cllr Tony Lee, Independent
Cllr Richard Newman, Conservative
Cllr Saeed Saddique, Conservative
Cllr Nigel Teesdale, Conservative
Cllr Chris Whitehead, Conservative
Cllr Lawrence Wood, Conservative
Ten years of service
Cllr Mohammed Hanif (pictured), Labour
Thirteen years of service
Cllr Richard Scott, Conservative
Fourteen years of service
Cllr Ray Farmer (pictured), Liberal Democrat
Sixteen years of service
Cllr Sebert Graham, Labour
Eighteen years of service
Cllr Hugh McCarthy, Conservative
Twenty-two years of service
Cllr Mike Appleyard, Conservative
Cllr Wendy Mallen (pictured), Conservative
Twenty-six years of service
Cllr Roger Wilson, Conservative
Thirty-nine years of service
Cllr Jean Teesdale (pictured), Conservative
Forty-six years of service
Cllr David Shakespeare, Conservative
The list was published during a full council meeting, on April 21.
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