Council commentary with Sandy McKenzie.Eyes of local politicians are already being cast towards next May's local government elections. Labour activists and councillors from across the Tees Valley The Tees Valley is an area the North East of England. It can be described as "greater Teesside" and consists of the four unitary authorities created by the breakup of the County of Cleveland in 1996: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, and Stockton-On-Tees along with and Durham met last weekend to start planning for next year's elections. Andy McDonald For the character in Coronation Street, see . For the professional skateboarder, see . Andy McDonald (born August 25, 1977 in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre and winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National , chairman of Labour's Middlesbrough Local Government Committee, said: "In Middlesbrough the majority of Labour councillors have applied to stand again in 2007 and they will be joined by 20 or so new party members to form a panel from which candidates will be selected. "The combination of experienced members, plus the new intake of prospective councillors will mean we'll have the strongest team fighting every ward in Middlesbrough." Councillor Dave Budd David (Dave) L. Budd (born October 28 1938 in Woodbury, New Jersey) is a retired American basketball player for the NBA's New York Knicks. High school Budd grew up in Woodbury and attended Woodbury Junior-Senior High School. , pictured, the leader of Middlesbrough's Labour Group, said: "We will have candidates selected over the summer period. We will be engaging with residents to find out what is working and what needs improving and we will be drawing up a series of policies which will move Middlesbrough further forward in the future." |
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