Will Isherwood is standing for the Green Party in the Shropshire division of Oswestry North-East and Town Council’s Cambrian ward.

At 18 Will is the youngest candidate in Oswestry and maybe in Shropshire. There is certainly no-one Will’s age on either Shropshire Council or Oswestry Council. At a time when young people are seen as disengaged it is great that Will, who has grown-up here, is prepared to step forward. He wants to campaign for better facilities for teenagers and also help for families who are struggling at the moment.

For Oswestry Will really is “one of our own” he is studying sports science at college and works at KFC. It’s a refreshing change from other candidates who have materials provided for them and sometimes even work fulltime for a political party so are paid to campaign. Will is different he is independently-minded and doing this in the little spare time he has. He just wants to give young people a voice in the decisions being made on their behalf, and what’s wrong with that?

Will says “I was sad to read that most people don’t vote in local elections. It will take weeks to deliver my leaflet to the thousands of homes in Oswestry North-East so please bear with me. If you want to support me, and young people like me, even if you don’t normally bother to vote, then please make an exception for me. After all it only takes a couple of minutes on May 1st to pop into the polling station. Together we can do this! Thank-you”.