John Jenkins (Welsh politician)
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John Paul Jenkins | |
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| Carmarthenshire County Council Elli Ward | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2004 | |
| Llanelli Town Council Elli Ward | |
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| Political party | Independent |
John Paul Jenkins (born 1981) is a local politician in Wales, in the United Kingdom. He is a county councillor for the Elli ward of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and a town councillor for the same ward on Llanelli Town Council. He stood for election as a candidate of the Conservative Party for both authorities.
Background
Political career
Jenkins was elected at the local elections on 10 June 2004. As of 2006, he was the youngest elected representative in Carmarthenshire.[citation needed] Jenkins withdrew his candidacy although he claimed that his remarks had been taken out of context and that, "a lot of selective editing was carried out somewhere between my actual comments being made and the reporting of my remarks in the Western Mail and subsequently the BBC."[citation needed] Later in 2003, Jenkins started his campaign for election to Carmarthenshire County Council. Running with the slogan "Standing up for Llanelli" Jenkins won election to Carmarthenshire County Council and Llanelli Town Council in 2004.[citation needed] As of 2006, he serves on Carmarthenshire County Council's Planning Committee and Social Justice Scrutiny Committee, the latter being the committee that scrutinises the council's equal opportunity policies. He is also a Carmarthenshire Local Education Authority appointed governor of Bryngwyn Comprehensive School in Dafen, Llanelli. He also serves on Llanelli Town Council's Selwyn Samuel Management Committee and is a Minor Authority appointed governor of Old Road County Primary School in Llanelli.[citation needed]
Second resignation
Jenkins subsequently announced that following his resignation as a candidate he was also quitting the Conservative Party because of what he saw as the Conservative Party's unfair treatment towards him.[citation needed] At the 2008 county council election Jenkins was re-elected by the Elli ward, but standing as an Independent.[1] In August 2012 Jenkins got into trouble again for his comments on social media when he suggested on Twitter to an unemployed woman that she get work as an escort, then describing a well-known footballer as a "pervert".[2] A complaint was made to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.[2]
References
- Scotsman.com article published before Jenkins' resignation [1]
- Official Conservative Party website noting Jenkins' election as a Conservative Councillor in 2004 [2] Accessed 19 March 2006
- ↑ "Carmarthenshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Local councillor reported to Ombudsman over his 'prostitute' tweet". Wales Online. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2017.