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 South Bucks District councillors who will not be standing.
Among the 11 retirees who will not stand for election in a weeks’ time, three have totted up more than ten years of service and one has amassed 17.
Here’s the list of names you won’t see during the election:
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Four years of service
Cllr Matthew Bezzant, Independent
Cllr Damian Saunders, Conservative
Five years of service
Cllr Marlene Lewis, Conservative
Six years of service
Cllr Philip Bastiman, Conservative
Cllr Barbara Gibbs, Conservative
Cllr Patrick Hogan, Conservative
Cllr John Read, Independent
Cllr Ray Sangster, Conservative
Ten years of service
Cllr David Pepler, Conservative
Sixteen years of service
Cllr Jacquetta Lowen-Cooper, Conservative
Seventeen years of service
Cllr Lin Hazell, Conservative
The list was published during a full council meeting, on April 21.
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