During the election campaign, I made it clear to the Rugby Conservatives Group leader, Craig Humphrey, that if I elected I would be keen to sit on the Sustainable Inclusive Communities (SIC) Panel. After my election Craig kindly granted me my wish.
Amongst other things the SIC Panel looks at increasing voter participation. Over the course of this year it will look at engaging the younger members of the electorate with Council work and trying to increase voter turnout in this demographic. With this a key priority of this years Panel it is fortunate that both Cllr. Tom Day and myself sit on this Panel as we are both in our early twenties and the youngest members of Council. Tom has already served a year on Council and is firmly entrenched in Council affairs and I am gradually finding my feet.
We will be using our unique insight to try and show the way forward, creating a town where democracy is a key part of a young persons citizenship. It is hoped this will be achieved by a special meeting of this Panel where we will go out to the community. It will make Rugby's democracy stronger and hopefully result in the Council looking more representative of our illustrious town. I look forward to the challenge ahead!
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Welcome to Stuart's Blog. Having been recently elected as a Conservative
Councillor, I hope to use this blog as a method of keeping people up to date
with the campaigns I am involved in, as well as providing my thoughts on issues
as they arise.
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