Why ward councillors are set up to fail
And when a ward is a safe seat, there is no electoral incentive to deliver – the party knows it will win anyway.
It is even worse for independent candidates who have one vote in a council of 100, no party caucus to defend them, no MMC to call, no bargaining power.
Take a ward X councillor elected under Party A in a municipality governed by Party B.
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