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Sherrie De Kiguchi
Conservative candidate for Oakley & The Candovers
Conservative
An Oakley and Deane Parish Councillor, administrator for Basingstoke Business and Enterprise forum. Sherrie is completing a PHD in International Business. A published author and counsellor, she says she is “dedicated to empowering residents, supporting vulnerable people and most highly on her agenda is protecting our villages from creeping urbanisation, our countryside ecology needs protection from over development.”
Where Sherrie fits into things
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Basingstoke and Deane