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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
Rastrick Ward
Where Peter fits into things
Calder Valley
Constituency
Rastrick
Ward
Peter Judge
Candidate
Rastrick
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