Boris Johnson endorses Jonathan Wood to be Mayor of Doncaster
Published Date: 23 May 2009
Please find the attached letter from Boris Johnson, elected Mayor of London, endorsing Jonathan Wood to be the elected Mayor of Doncaster. In a dramatic turn of events, Boris Johnson was elected a Conservative Leader after London had been ruled by Labour for many years. Many said it couldn't be done. Others said the sky would fall if a new Party ran the City. Today, the leadership of Boris Johnson is proving popular with the people of London. Change is possible in Doncaster
The endorsement of Jonathan Wood by Boris Johnson today follows the endorsement of Jonathan Wood by William Hague on 11th May 2009
Free Press calls Jonathan Wood ahead "...by a country mile!"
Published Date: 14 May 2009
THE battle to become Doncaster's next elected mayor has kicked off with candidates locking horns for the first time in public.
Doncaster Chamber of Commerce organised a public question time for the borough's business bosses to quiz candidates on their proposals.
The event at Hill House School, Finningley, was attended by Peter Davies, English Democrats; Michael Felse, independent; and councillors Mick Maye, independent, and Jonathan Wood, Conservative.
Labour's Sandra Holland, British National Party representative Dave Owen, and current deputy mayor, Coun Stuart Exelby, Community Group, were unable to attend.
The four candidates were each given 90 seconds to answer a series of probing questions from the invited audience of business people on issues including public transport, local funding and education.
William Hague backs Jonathan Wood to be Mayor of Doncaster
Published Date: 11 May 2009
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague has backed The Conservative Party’s Jonathan Wood to be the next Mayor of Doncaster.
During a campaign rally in Pickburn, William Hague said: “We’ve got a great candidate in Jonathan Wood for Mayor of Doncaster. He has the right ideas for change and for a much better Council."
“Doncaster is a place where people have the classic Yorkshire feeling of pride for their Town alongside the understanding that it is yet to reach its potential. A bright, imaginative leader like Jonathan Wood would be a real catalyst for change and would put Doncaster on the map. This is the best opportunity for a fresh beginning the town has had for more than a generation.”
William Hague and Jonathan Wood then travelled to the Frenchgate Centre and Doncaster Market to meet with shoppers.
Earlier this week, Jonathan Wood released his manifesto for change in which he states that as Mayor he would apply his years of large-scale regeneration experience to rejuvenate the town while bringing economic opportunity to all.
Jonathan plans to apply his extensive background as a diplomat, gained while working with the Foreign Office, to undertake a collaborative leadership style that would end in-fighting in the Council.
Shadow Minister for Transport, Stephen Hammond, met Jonathan Wood today to discuss creative solutions to Doncaster's significant road congestion problem. The two have backed proposals to build a link road from the M-18 to the Airport and to widen White Rose Way. The two discussed further ideas including permitting cars to use bus lanes during certain times of the day, and opening roads currently closed to public vehicles.
DONCASTER'S Conservatives held an event to launch the Mayoral bid of Jonathan Wood under the banner 'It's Time for Change'. During the event the candidate explained that the current Mayor had previously won by a narrow margin and that the Conservative Party is in an excellent position to win in June as many traditional Labour voters are already showing an interest.
DONCASTER'S Conservatives have selected one of their newest councillors to enter for next year's mayoral elections.
The group has announced Coun Jonathan Wood will stand next May, when he will have been a Doncaster councillor for just a year. He is the first confirmed runner in the race for the office.
The Yorkshire Conference 2008 has come to an end with a rousing speech from Shadow Foreign Secretary, Chairman of the Northern Board and MP for Richmond, the Rt Hon William Hague MP.
William spoke about the important elections coming up next, the progress we've made in Yorkshire and the need to keep that going in the coming years.
A convoy of tractors brought traffic to a standstill as part of a campaign by villagers in South Yorkshire to stop the closure of their local post office.
The protest was timed to coincide and cause disruption to the St Leger race meeting in Doncaster on Saturday.
Published Date: September 2008 Source: Doncaster Free Press
Doncaster's Conservative Party is the first group to announce its candidate for elected mayor ready for next year’s election.
The party chose Coun Jonathan Wood after a members-only ballot on Tuesday night. He beat fellow party member Carol Greenhalgh to the nomination after impressing voters at The Dome.
Please find the attached letter from Boris Johnson, elected Mayor of London, endorsing Jonathan Wood to be the elected Mayor of Doncaster. In a dramatic turn of events, Boris Johnson was elected a Conservative Leader after London had been ruled by Labour for many years. Many said it couldn't be done. Others said the sky would fall if a new Party ran the City. Today, the leadership of Boris Johnson is proving popular with the people of London. Change is possible in Doncaster
THE battle to become Doncaster's next elected mayor has kicked off with candidates locking horns for the first time in public.
Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague has backed The Conservative Party’s Jonathan Wood to be the next Mayor of Doncaster.
Shadow Minister for Transport, Stephen Hammond, met Jonathan Wood today to discuss creative solutions to Doncaster's significant road congestion problem. The two have backed proposals to build a link road from the M-18 to the Airport and to widen White Rose Way. The two discussed further ideas including permitting cars to use bus lanes during certain times of the day, and opening roads currently closed to public vehicles.
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