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A SINGLE vote cost town councillor Simon Entwis tle the opportunity to be this year’s Mayor of Ciit heroe. As Deputy Mayor for rhe
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past year, Mr Entwistle was almost certain to be elected its Mayor for the coming year at a meeting on Friday evening, taking over the pres tigious role from Coun. Alan Yearing. But first he had
to.keep his
PIPPED AT THE POST: Historian and folklore expert Simon Entwistle misses the opportunity to become Ciitheroe Mayor by just one vote. A090210/1
seat in the town’s St Mary’s Ward in last Thursday’s town and parish council elections. As the votes were counted in the early hours of Friday, it became increasingly clear that it would be a close run thing, but after a tense re count it was the worst possi ble news for Mr Entwistle. The final tally showed he had polled 498 votes, just
Simon misses out on top council post
...by just ONE vote
one short of the 499 polled by Ciitheroe businessman Kevin Horkin, who was standing lo cally for the first time. , That meant Mr Entwis
tle lost his seat on the town council by a single vote and with it the chance to become Mayor of Ciitheroe. Instead Friday’s meeting saw Coun. Susan Knox elected Mayor, with Coun. Alan Yearin'g as her deputy, both taking up their roles at the town coun cil’s Mayor Making ceremony on Tuesday. “It would have been lovely to be made Mayor of Ciithe
roe on Tuesday and my wife would have made a fantastic Mayoress,” said Mr Entwis tle. “I love the town of Ciit heroe and it would have been a great, great honour to be town mayor, but that’s poli tics. “I’d like to congratulate Mr
Horkin and wish him all the best.” Millionaire businessman
Mr Horkin, who is the found er of Spex Opticians and also ran a pet agency, used to be a councillor in Hyndburn for
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