Local elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
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Josh Blayne Allen
Independent candidate for Immanuel
I was deselected by the Conservatives back in October due to the Conservative Councillor for St Andrews Ward and now Immanuel Conservative Candidate Cllr Steven Smithson being too afraid to fight his own seat and loose to Reform, so abandoned his residents for what he thinks is a "safe Tory seat" My Immanuel Ward residents deserve better! And deserve someone who isn't going to abandon them at the slightest chance they may loose an election. That's why I am standing as an Independent Candidate! Because residents deserve someone who will fight for them even when the odds aren't in my favour, they deserve a candidate who will never stop working hard and deserve a candidate who puts them before party politics.
Immanuel Ward
Where Josh fits into things
Hyndburn
Constituency
Immanuel
Ward
Josh Blayne Allen
Candidate
Immanuel
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
Hyndburn