Ian McCord, standing for Deanshanger and Paulerspury - independent network - video Dailymotion

Ian McCord, standing for Deanshanger and Paulerspury - independent network, in the West Northamptonshire Council elections

Transcript

00:01So how are you feeling today? Are you optimistic about the outcome?

00:05I'm neither optimistic or pessimistic. What will be will be.

00:08I've done everything that I can do and yesterday was in the hands of the electorate

00:13and today we'll find out the result.

00:15And how do you feel like your campaign has gone?

00:17I was very happy. I knew I couldn't have done any more.

00:20I've walked miles and miles around all the villages in my patch.

00:23I've delivered about 15,000 leaflets and I've walked about 220 miles.

00:28So I don't know I could do any more personally and whatever the outcome I'll accept it

00:34because I knew it was not like saying well if only I had done I could have had a better or different outcome.

00:39And what kind of feedback have you had from people that live in your area?

00:42It's been quite positive. Obviously a lot of people know me because I've represented the area for 17 years

00:47and I've been well known in and around certain parts of my ward

00:53and there were also many people saying if you are party I'm not interested

00:58and there were others saying particularly reform were saying you know if you're not reform I'm not interested either.

01:03So you get but you get that. That's nothing really new.

01:06I didn't detect any hostility or occasionally when you're wearing a party rosette you sometimes do get some hostility

01:13but I didn't get any of that. Everybody's been friendly.

01:15And to be fair very few people are actually rude to your face.

01:19They'll do it once they've shut the door but very seldom are they rude to your face.

01:22And if you are selected today what would be your first areas of priority to focus on in your ward?

01:28Oh my areas of priority will continue to be what they currently are which are

01:33we've got a lot of planning issues that we have to deal with around that.

01:36We've got warehouse development, housing development, we've got a quarry and landfill development coming along all being proposed.

01:42So most of my issues are planning but then there's the other thing.

01:46I've always taken a keen interest in the finances and the council finances side

01:51and I will continue to do that if I'm successful later on this afternoon.

01:56Lovely.