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| 'Skype councillor' wants electoral change after moving 400 miles away | 'Skype councillor' wants electoral change after moving 400 miles away |
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| A councillor who lives 400 miles from the ward he represents has said electoral law is "grounded in the Victorian era". | |
| Donald Adey represents Trumpington ward in Cambridge but resigned from his party last week after it emerged he moved to Cupar in Fife. | Donald Adey represents Trumpington ward in Cambridge but resigned from his party last week after it emerged he moved to Cupar in Fife. |
| The former Liberal Democrat member will continue to stand as an independent on the city and county council. | The former Liberal Democrat member will continue to stand as an independent on the city and county council. |
| He told The Courier he could cover constituents' needs by phone and Skype. | He told The Courier he could cover constituents' needs by phone and Skype. |
| Mr Adey told the BBC: "Electoral law is grounded in the Victorian era. | Mr Adey told the BBC: "Electoral law is grounded in the Victorian era. |
| "There are many aspects which should be changed, not just how far an elected councillor lives from the area represented." | "There are many aspects which should be changed, not just how far an elected councillor lives from the area represented." |
| He also denied any intention to stand for election in his new home town which is a seven-hour train journey from Cambridge. | He also denied any intention to stand for election in his new home town which is a seven-hour train journey from Cambridge. |
| Mr Adey was in Cambridge on Tuesday for a full county council meeting on a range of topics, including a potential move from its premises at Shire Hall. | Mr Adey was in Cambridge on Tuesday for a full county council meeting on a range of topics, including a potential move from its premises at Shire Hall. |
| He said he had made the journey to Cambridge on a train ticket he had personally paid for. | He said he had made the journey to Cambridge on a train ticket he had personally paid for. |
| The Lib Dems said that before his resignation they were considering withdrawing the whip from him for moving so far away from the largest ward in the university city. | The Lib Dems said that before his resignation they were considering withdrawing the whip from him for moving so far away from the largest ward in the university city. |
| The party leaders on both the city and county council also asked Mr Adey to consider standing down from both councils. | The party leaders on both the city and county council also asked Mr Adey to consider standing down from both councils. |