SAWLEY BY ELECTION

CHERYL PIDGEON

Cheryl Pidgeon the Labour Candidate won the Sawley By-Election. The Election had been called following the sad death of the long serving and popular Bill Camm. It was a very active and well fought campaign by Tories, Liberal Democrats and Labour. Typically the Lib-Dems made it a bit personal with leaflets denigrating the Labour Candidate. The Tories panicked at the last minute with a leaflet saying Cheryl would do a great job for the Unions but not for Sawley, which owed rather more to imagination than fact. Jessica Lee M.P. had her name on the leaflet along side that of Chris Corbett the Tory Candidate. However despite the cowardly antics of the opposition hard work pulled Cheryl through and she is now the County Councillor for Sawley.

Following the count Cheryl made a speech starting with a glowing tribute to Bill Camm and vowing to work hard for Sawley and Wilsthorpe residents.  Bill Camm is a hard act to follow but Cheryl is certainly a force to be reckoned with. Well done Cheryl!