By the end of the week, one of five people will be a new councillor in Buckie.
We asked the Buckie by-election candidates to answer our burning questions about four key issues in the town.
Thursday is the day to make your choice, and hopefully the answers to these questions will help you decide.
In this special one-off Buckie by-election special we quizzed candidates about their commitment to the role following a Buckie councillor’s resignation.
The topics we discussed:
- Addressing the public’s commitment concerns as Chris Price quit after only three months in the role.
- How will you tackle the anti-social behaviour problems in the town?
- What will he do to secure a new Buckie High School?
- What are your ideas to regenerate Buckie?
These candidates took part:
To help you make an informed choice at the ballot box, we put questions to:
Meanwhile, independent candidate Neil Houlden and Labour candidate Keighly Goudie were both approached about taking part.
Will you last longer than Chris Price?
This by-election was sparked by Lib Dems Christopher Price resigning after just three months in the role. He said he was struggling to balance his council duties with his full-time job.
Mr Price was the first Lib Dem to sit on the local authority since before the multi-member ward system came into being in 2007.
Here are the three candidates’ thoughts:
What about anti-social behaviour?
Anti-social behaviour remains a major issue for the town. How will it be tackled?
Calls have been made for more youth groups to help tackle the problem.
How will you get a new high school?
The state of the Buckie High School building is deemed to be poor with a C mark.
However, the assessment was done five years ago and there are fears it could have fallen into the lowest category.
Local parents will be wondering if a new Buckie High School will ever be delivered.
How will you regenerate Buckie?
It is fair to say Buckie is often forgotten. Candidates believe more can be done to help the town.
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