Joe wants to make history – with an independent party

LOCAL historian Joe Griffiths – who agreed to be co-opted on to Lymm Parish Council to fill a gap after four councillors resigned – now wants to win the support of the electorate.
Joe – who was co-opted to serve temporarily until the May elections – is planning to stand as an Independent.
But he also wants to form a Lymm Independence Party to contest other seats on the council.
He said: “Hopefully, in five or 10 years, the Lymm Independence Party can be the biggest in Lymm – that’s what I’m ideally aiming for.”
Joe has lived in Lymm all his life and believes the interests of the village should come before party politics on the parish council.
He said: “I do not believe politics should come into it. The parish council should be for the benefit of the area – not about scoring points between political parties.
“The trouble is when people are new to the area, they tend to vote for the party rather than the person and what they can do for the Lymm area.”
He believes many people will support him in his quest to eventually form an independent party that would put the needs of the village first.
Joe added: “I’ve worked at the post office in Lymm and went to school here so I believe I know the area well and can put the needs of the village first. I’ve spoken to a number of people who have said they’d vote for me, so I just hope we get it off the ground.”