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Originally Posted by Livia

I worry about all the independents who are suddenly in council. I remember a few years ago there was a huge protest vote and loads of UKIP councillors were elected. None of them expected it, didn't really want to be in council, didn't go to meetings, didn't meet the Parish councils and in the end, stepped down causing a by election. The people who suffered were those they were meant to serve.

In personal experience, Independents tend to perform better/as good as any other major party candidate. They tend to have the local people more at heart rather than those who are aligned to a party who sometimes think about their political careers.