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John William Mann
Green Party candidate for Westgate
John is a computer programmer, and is married with two children. He has been a Green party member for 12 years. John was born in Ipswich and lives here with many family members who live in Ipswich also. He attends the Ipswich Quaker meeting, has been a school governer, and has worked as a volunteer at the winter homeless shelter as well as helping at the Suffolk LGBT Network. "The old political parties don't understand the new challenges we face in the 21st century, we need Green policies locally and nationally to leave a world for our children and grandchildren".
Previous elections
Westgate (2024)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate (2023)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate (2022)
Green Party· Not elected
Whitehouse and Whitton (2021)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate (2021)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate (2019)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate (2018)
Green Party· Not elected
St Margaret's and Westgate (2017)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate (2016)
Green Party· Not elected
Westgate Ward
Where John fits into things
Ipswich
Constituency
Westgate
Ward
John William Mann
Candidate
Westgate
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
Ipswich