Johnnie Wells says being a member of the Tory party has become a 'hindrance'.
Mayor of St Ives Johnnie Wells said being a Conservative was becoming a "hindrance"Mr Wells will remain in the civic role of town mayor and continue to represent Lelant as an Independent councillorThe Mayor of St Ives has resigned from the Conservative Party at a meeting of the town council, saying he was "disillusioned with party politics".
Mr Wells – who is a town councillor in the same ward as Cornwall Council’s Conservative leader Linda Taylor – said: “I just feel that for me, in St Ives and for Cornwall, an independent role is better. He cited short-term Airbnb lets as being a particular problem in St Ives, saying: “The Digey in St Ives [one of the town’s most iconic historic streets] is a case in point – 80% of the houses along The Digey don’t pay anything into either the council tax or the business rates pot - it’s a nightmare."
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