Peter Judge
Labour candidate for Rastrick
Peter Judge is the Labour Party’s Prospective Council Candidate for Rastrick Ward in the May 2021 Local Elections. He is a lifelong socialist, and lifelong member of the Labour Party, who recently stood to be the Labour Party’s West Yorkshire Mayoral Candidate, and brought differing ideas, such as an all-Yorkshire devolution deal. He also served as a Labour and Co-operative councillor on Calderdale Council in the 1990’s and worked in local government for 23 years of his career.
Previous elections
Rastrick (2024)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Elected
Rastrick (2023)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Not elected
Rastrick (2022)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Not elected
Rastrick (2021)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Not elected
Rastrick (2019)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Not elected
Rastrick (2018)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Not elected
Rastrick (2016)
Labour Party· Not elected
Where Peter 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
Calderdale