Battleground of asylum seekers at Scampton sees Trevor in a good position to put up a fight on important issues

LIBERAL Democrat Trevor Young has insisted his experience of collaborative working and challenging the government over its plans for RAF Scampton makes him an ideal candidate for the forthcoming Greater Lincolnshire mayoral election.

- BY JAMES TURNER Local Democracy Reporter

The Lincolnshire County Councillor and leader of West Lindsey District Council is one of six candidates hoping to become the area's first mayor after the government signed off the devolution deal last September.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service met Cllr Young at West Lindsey District Council's offices in Gainsborough, where he explained why he chose to stand and how he believes the Liberal Democrats have gone from strength to strength in recent years — gaining 64 parliamentary seats in last July's General Election.

"In terms of the general public, I think they want more to be done — and that's fundamental in terms of why I want to stand as mayor," he said.

"I think as Liberal Democrats, we've had good success running councils.

"We are very community-focused and we run services very effectively. Most voters see us as the middle ground.

"They have lost trust in the Conservatives, and they've seen the way Labour have been quite diabolical in their first year in government."

He went on to point out that the party has fielded 67 candidates for the Lincolnshire County Council elections taking place on the same day as the mayoral vote.

After the former Conservative government announced plans to house up to 2,000 asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton airbase