A NEW political party is gearing up to fight district and parish council seats in the Moorlands at next week's elections.
The Moorlands Democratic Alliance, which opponents claim has risen from the ashes of the former Ratepayers party, is led by Linda Malyon.
Among the founder members is former district council leader Ron Locker, who was ousted at the 2007 elections and is hoping for a political comeback after beating cancer.
Other familiar faces include Leek trader Barry Cowie and Margaret Locker, wife of Ron Locker.
All 56 seats are up-for-grabs in the Moorlands, where the balance of power is held by a Conservative-Independent alliance. A total of 143 candidates are contesting 27 wards.
Conservatives hold 31 seats, independents six, Liberal Democrats have five, Labour have five, Ratepayers three, UKIP one, BNP one, Staffordshire Independents one and there is one non aligned independent.
Seats in Leek and Cheadle are being strongly contested after long running rows over Leek's Sainsbury's development and proposed changes to the town's road network and controversy over Cheadle's housing allocation. Concerns over plans to replace a roundabout with traffic lights in Leek led to a 1,000 strong demonstration earlier this month.
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