Warwick & Leamington Conservative Association has selected two former councillors and local campaigners, Jody Tracy, and Moira-Ann Grainger, to stand in the upcoming All Saints and Woodloes District and Town Council By-election. Jody Tracy has been chosen to stand as the Local Conservatives District Council Candidate, whilst Moira-Ann Grainger will stand for the vacant Town Council seat. The by-elections will take place on Thursday 18th January 2024.
Jody Tracy
Jody is already an experienced councillor, having served as a cabinet member in the 2019 – 2023 Warwick District Council administration as well as a local campaigner for All Saints and Woodloes.
As a governor of Evergreen School, Chair of Governors of All Saints and Emscote School, Treasurer of the GAP Community Centre and, most importantly, a resident of All Saints Road, Jody sees every day how lucky we are to live in the All Saints and Woodloes areas of Warwick, but also the struggles of vulnerable people, parents, carers and children in the community. He will continue to support all residents if elected again as your District Councillor.
Jody’s background is in business; for the last 25 years, he has worked in procurement, ensuring value for money in all areas of spend and a full understanding of the total cost of ownership.
An active member of the local community, Jody has worked with council, the local MPs, schools, and businesses to ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents as well as supporting residents during a number of local planning applications, not least the development at Montague Point and the proposed 24-hour Costa Drive Thru on Haywood Road.
Recently, Jody has met with the Transport Portfolio Holder at Warwickshire County Council – Jan Matecki – to share residents’ concerns around dangerous parking on Greenways and Woodloes Avenue south, gaining a commitment to install double yellow lines soon.
If elected, Jody will aim to:
- Save our town’s special character.
- Ensure development decision are made in considering the local area and residents.
- Tackle the growing problem of cars parking on grass verges and across pavements.
- Promote the All Saints and Woodloes area, local business, and areas of interest.
- Listen and involve local people in local decisions.
- Ensure communication and feedback on local issues.
Jody hopes to make a difference to residents by continuing to drive improvement in the local community and helping them to access council services. He will continue to build long-term relationships with local businesses and community organisations. He values innovative thinking and challenges the status quo of how things have previously been done.
Moira-Ann Grainger
Moira-Ann Grainger is 67 years old and until May 2023, she had been the District and Town Councillor for the All Saints & Woodloes Ward (formally Warwick North) for 16 years.
Moira-Ann’s 16 years’ worth of experience has ensured she has an excellent understanding of how the councils work; she know the different departments, the administration, the officers. This means if elected, she will start working immediately for you. Moira-Ann believes that as a Town Councillor, an important part of the role is to nudge, push and lobby the two senior councils to ensure they provide the services you are paying for. Having been the Mayor of Warwick in its 1000th anniversary year, Moira-Ann certainly knows how to nudge and when to play nice to achieve what Warwick and this ward needs. She’s always been a team player, taking people along with her as improvements and changes are made. Over the past 16 years, using these skills, Moira-Ann has been instrumental in accomplishing many achievements in the All Saint & Woodloes Ward; a few are noted here:
Safety in the community
- New double yellow lines down Greville Road and a new pedestrian refuge at the bottom
- New CCTV at Reardon Courts Shops, which heavily cut down serious antisocial behaviour.
- Increasing road and pedestrian safety across Woodloes with new road signs, a new pedestrian crossing and new bollards around the schools in Woodloes.
- New grit bins on several of the roads in Woodloes as well as Blacklow Road and Greville Road.
Supporting our local area
- Overseen the refurbishment of the Chantry Shops.
- Agreed funding for the Gap to build its office extension.
- Helped with the design and the complete refurbishment of the Millbank play area and the Twycross play areas, especially the access to both sites.
A clean and green community
- Arranged for the trees and bushes around the Scout Hut to be cut back allowing safe access and to reduced vandalism.
- Ensuring walkways have been regularly trimmed back to keep them safe but also to reduce light loss in properties.
- Led a number of litter picks to keep these area clear of glass and hazardous objects.
More achievements from Moira-Ann
- Campaigning with all of you to safe the Woodloes Tavern.
- Supported the new cycling routes.
- Advised on planning matters, housing issues and benefit issues where I could – not always easy due to GDPR restrictions!
- Pushed for and secured extra security features on the Woodloes to prevent traveller incursions.
- Worked with residents and the police in Grange Close to devise ways of preventing drug dealing along the river walkway.
Sill to do:
- Sort out the dangerous parking on Woodloes Avenue South – still unresolved after 5 years.
Finally, Moira-Ann ensured that, during the Boundary Review, the Electoral Commission did not call the new ward ‘All Saints’, which had been their name of choice. She passionately argued that the two very distinctive areas of the ward should be recognised, even asking the congregation of All Saints Church to lobby the Commission. Moira-Ann feels strongly that being a part of where you live, and making sure that the area is being recognised is very important for everyone. If elected in January, she will do just that and ensure this very important part of Warwick Town gets it full recognition and