Lonan By-Election Special: Candidate - David Samuels

Wed, 06 Feb 2019

The polls will open tomorrow for Lonan voters to elect a new representative to sit on the board of Garff Commissioners.

Five hopefuls have thrown their names into hat, and the winning candidate will serve until 2020 when the local authority general elections take place.

The election comes after a turbulent time for the commissioners, with decisions over future sea defences in Laxey prompting criticism on social media.

One of the candidates is construction professional David Samuels.

He told Local Democracy Reporter Ewan Gawne that he wants to put back into the community in which he’s lived: