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24 March 2025
A former magistrate and Cheshire councillor has been named as the Reform candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.
Sarah Pochin was unveiled this afternoon (Monday) by party leader Nigel Farage at Runcorn Shopping City, where they also cut the ribbon on the party’s campaign headquarters.
Mrs Pochin served as a Justice of the Peace in the Chester and Crewe courts for 20 years, but recently stepped down to contest the by-election. She was previously elected as a Cheshire East Borough Councillor in 2015, serving two terms until 2023, and was Mayor of Cheshire East from 2021 to 2022. She was originally a Conservative councillor, then a member of the Independent group, and then a non-aligned Independent. She also stood for the Conservatives in the 2017 General Election where she contested Bolton South East.
Speaking at today’s launch event, she said: “I’m so honoured to be standing here today as the candidate for Reform to fight this constituency. I’m here because of one man. You’re all here because of one remarkable man.
“I first met, Nigel Farage 10 years ago. He just did a speech in Northwich to about 500 activists, and he inspired me that night, and he’s inspired me ever since. I’ve been in politics for about 10 years, but only now do I feel that I’m in the right place with the right people, standing up for the British people and standing up for common sense”
She previously worked for Shell International then in the DIY sector for Caradon Plc and Heywood Williams. If elected, she pledged to campaign to end bridge tolls over the river, bring back a cinema to Runcorn and to close down the Daresbury Park asylum hotel.
She added: “Immigration is a problem in Runcorn and Helsby. It’s affecting our schools, our hospitals, our daycare services, our housing. Why should local people be pushed to the back of the queue in favour for our growing immigrant population?”
Mr Farage said his party’s new candidate and campaign HQ was part of a move to professionalise the party. He said: “I’m also pleased to say we’ve made some big steps forward in terms of the calibre of candidates that we put up in this party. And wow, have we got a great candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.”
The by-election is taking place after the previous Labour MP Mike Amesbury was convicted of assault. Other parties to announce candidates so far are Labour, Green, Conservative, Lib Dem, Liberal Party, Workers Party of Britain and Monster Raving Loony Party.
No official date has been announced but is expected to be on May 1
Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin: Candidate for Change in Runcorn and Helsby
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Reform UK has announced Sarah Pochin as their candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, following the resignation of Labour MP Mike Amesbury. Pochin, a former Conservative councillor, mayor of Cheshire East, and magistrate, resigned from her judicial role to contest the election. Her candidacy is part of Reform UK’s strategy to challenge Labour’s significant majority in the area. Pochin’s background in local governance and law is highlighted as key qualifications for her campaign. The by-election will see her competing against Labour’s Karen Shore and Conservative Sean Houlston.
Just my first impressions of Sarah Pochin, (after listening to her upbeat/positive ‘Reform UK’ promo video, is that she comes across as a down-to-earth Englishwoman – traditionalist, conservative in nature etc., – right? Well, let’s dig a little deeper and see:
Sarah Pochin, the mayor of Cheshire East, has been involved in welcoming refugees to the borough. She has supported the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, which has brought 62 Ukrainian refugees to Cheshire East, with another 316 having applied for visas.23 Additionally, Pochin has been involved in resettling Syrian families through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and the Community Sponsorship Scheme.5 She has also been photographed alongside the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Lady Redmond, and her husband Sir Phil Redmond, at an event for Syrian and Afghan refugees
Sarah Pochin, the Reform UK candidate for Runcorn & Helsby, attended a Refugees Welcome event in Macclesfield where she was pictured alongside Syrian and Afghan families that had settled in Cheshire East. The event aimed to support the integration of these families into the community.
An article I came across from 2022:
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/20100760.62-ukrainian-refugees-cheshire-east—316-wait-visas
Within the search selection was the link below to the UK Companies House site and her positions:
Filter appointments/Current appointments
Date of birthJune 1969
Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressIkey House, Ikey Lane,, Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW5 8NYRole ActiveDirectorAppointed on15 November 2024NationalityBritishCountry of residenceUnited KingdomOccupationManaging Director
Company statusActiveCorrespondence address41 High Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, CW5 5DBRole ResignedDirectorAppointed on18 January 2024Resigned on20 March 2024NationalityBritishCountry of residenceUnited KingdomOccupationCompany Director
‘Images for ‘Samantha Rudd Limited:
Company statusActiveCorrespondence address31 Wellington Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7EDRole ResignedDirectorAppointed on27 August 2013Resigned on8 November 2018NationalityBritishCountry of residenceUnited KingdomOccupationDirector
Company statusDissolvedCorrespondence addressCheshire East Council, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW11 1HZRole ResignedDirectorAppointed on1 June 2016Resigned on16 September 2018NationalityBritishCountry of residenceUnited KingdomOccupationCouncillor
Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressWestfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1HZRole ResignedDirectorAppointed on1 June 2015Resigned on31 May 2016NationalityBritishCountry of residenceUnited KingdomOccupationCouncillor
Interesting – the ‘X’ account has been ‘closed’….?
I did a #sarahjpochin search and this popped-up:
Also deleted:
SOME ARTICLES CAN NEVER BE ‘DELETED’ – SURPRISED FARAGE MISSED THESE DETAILS – SHE SEEMS SOMEWHAT UNTRUSTWORTHY?
Hmmmm – Her record as a ‘councilor’ – she missed 60 meetings!!
4th October 2022
By Belinda RyanLocal Democracy Reporter
A CHESHIRE East councilor has quit the Independent Group after being suspended for re-joining the Conservative Party so she could vote in the Tory leadership contest.
It’s the second time Cllr Sarah Pochin has been left in the political wilderness – two years ago she was booted out of the Conservative Group on Cheshire East Council after being voted in as mayor by the ruling Labour/Independent administration, who had rejected Conservative mayor-elect Steve Edgar.
In an email sent to Independent Group members following her suspension, Cllr Pochin said: “I took up membership of the Tory Party once again in order to be able to vote in the leadership election – a forgivable offence, I would argue, as there weren’t enough sensible folk allowed to vote in that crucial election as it was.”
She says she accepts she has broken the Independent Group’s rules and ‘take my fate graciously’.
In the email, which has been leaked to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the Bunbury councillor adds she understands the Independent Group held an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the matter.
“I have to say I would not have classed my membership of the Tory Party as an emergency,” she said, adding, had she been given the chance to attend, ‘I could have offered to resign my membership of the Tory Party as I had achieved my aim of voting in the Tory Party leadership contest, but I was not given that opportunity’.
A statement released by the Independent Group over the weekend confirmed they had suspended Cllr Pochin because she re-joined the national Conservative Party.
Group leader Cllr Craig Browne (Alderley Edge) said: “It is with deep regret that the Independent Group has been placed in a position where, for the first time, we have had to suspend a member of our group. This is not a decision we have taken lightly; however, it is necessary to protect the integrity of the Independent Group.”
Deputy group leader James Nicholas (Bollington) said: “It is an inviolable principle that an Independent Group member cannot be a member of a national political party. It is incompatible with our ethos and this is clearly stated in our group standing orders.”
The statement said Cllr Pochin, who was Cheshire East’s mayor last year, was suspended following an emergency meeting, pending a disciplinary hearing.
She has also been removed as vice chair of the environment and communities committee and southern planning committee.
OMG – NOT SEEN PATRICK LANCASTER IN AGES – WATCHED A SHORT CLIP AND HEARD WORDS I CANNOT STAND!! ALOHA SNACKBAR?!!
I’m very relieved that he survived this near-death experience!
Decided to include Steve Witkoff’s conversation with Tucker – lots of interesting points:
Steve Witkoff has no background in diplomacy but has turned out to be the most effective American diplomat in a generation. Here’s how he’s trying to resolve the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. (0:00) What Witkoff Has Learned as Trump’s Global Negotiator (4:10) Negotiating With Israel, Hamas, and Qatar (12:50) Will We Achieve Peace Between Israel and Hamas? (19:09) Why Corporate Media Hates Witkoff (22:45) How the Loss of His Son Changed the Way Witkoff Negotiates Hostage Situations (29:55) Israel’s Goals (36:47) Trump’s Plan for Gaza (44:29) How Witkoff Negotiated the Ceasefire (50:52) Should We Be Concerned About Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey? (54:36) Negotiating With Russia and Ukraine (1:09:18) Putin Praying for Trump After He Was Shot (1:12:55) Will There Be Elections in Ukraine Again? (1:18:35) Donald Trump vs. Washington Warmongers (1:26:19) Trump’s Letter to Iran
The total hypocrisy of the ‘LEFT/DEMOCRATS’, with regards to Russia/US relations:
FAKE NEWS ‘CNN’ – LIES ABOUT WHAT RUSSIA INTENDS AND WHAT UKRAINE INTENDS – the following is a perfect example of twisted narrative/lies from the worst representative of ‘fake-stream-media’:
OK – I do NOT know what to make of this – so many SYMBOLS jumped out at me – and NONE of them were good – Obviously, his words were great, but there is just so much deception in the world – what do we make of this?!!
Snapshot within above article about XRP price prediction by Forbes:
Anyone else think of ‘XBAT after reading this?!!
