We are are thrilled and honoured to serve Saffron Walden for another 4 years

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has said that it is ‘thrilled and honoured’ and thanks voters after being re-elected to Saffron Walden Town Council with an increased majority. The local residents party was re-elected to lead Saffron Walden Town Council after winning 15 of the 16 seats up for election on 2nd May (+7 seats). The final 16th seat was filled by Trilby Roberts of the Green Party.

Paul Gadd (R4U) Paul Gadd (R4U)

R4U’s Paul Gadd, council leader at Saffron Walden Town Council, said “We and the excellent staff at Saffron Walden Town Council have worked very hard for our town over the last 4 years, and achieved a huge amount. We’d like to thank residents for recognising the work that we have done. Our councillors are thrilled and honoured to serve them for another 4 years.”

Paul Gadd continued “We have a strong mandate to move forward with our progressive policies and continue our programme for the town. Importantly R4U has now also been elected to lead Uttlesford District Council. This should allow the Town Council to make more rapid progress on issues such as our neighbourhood plan, the failure over the last 12 years of the previous UDC administration to require housing developers to pay properly for necessary infrastructure, and dealing with parking issues.”

R4U’s Paul Gadd concluded “We also have been implementing a strong green agenda for the last 18 months because residents have told us it is important to them. We’re excited to have the Greens’ Trilby Roberts join as a councillor to help us drive those issues further.”

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About Residents for Uttlesford

Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is the local independent party of north-west Essex towns and villages. It believes that on local issues residents should decide, not Westminster parties. R4U’s success has been based on the desire to give local people a voice and implement long range strategic and sustainable plans for where they live. It has turned around both councils it has been elected to lead to make them now multi award-winning.

R4U leads Uttlesford District Council (UDC). In its first election in 2015 it became the second party at UDC. In May 2019, it gained majority control of the authority by inflicting the biggest loss of seats on any Conservative controlled council in the UK. In May 2023, R4U retained control of UDC.

R4U also leads Saffron Walden Town Council, where under its stewardship the council since 2015 it has rebuilt finances, invested in community assets, and won multiple awards, including the best run council in Essex.

Residents for Uttlesford can be found on the web at www.residents4u.org.

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