"I am proud to be Manx and proud of Douglas. I pledge to serve those whom I represent and will work with my fellow councillors towards achieving savings yet still delivering high standards of services to the community so that together we can create a thriving, vibrant town in which to live, work and invest. "

"My mission is to serve the people of Douglas with integrity, honesty and accountability; to challenge expenditure, drive forward community and environmental improvements and champion economic development for our town.’ "

"To represent the people of Victoria Ward and Douglas to my best ability, utilising my 35 years’ experience of working for the Council, in continuing to deliver quality, cost effective services within a reasonable level of rating whilst continuing the efforts to improve environmental quality and regeneration in order to bring investment into the Borough for a brighter and sustainable future. "

"It is an honour to be representing Victoria Ward again. My priorities have always been to really connect with the people and rate payers of Douglas by striving to improve communication between voters and councillors to promote a good community spirt and a good quality of life for all the town’s residents. To deliver a value-for-money rate, to continue to work to improve the town’s appearance and facilities to make Douglas a vibrant, exciting place in which to work and live."

"My mission is to contribute to making Douglas a fairer community; to be sensitive to these challenging economic times when serving the people of Hills Ward and to represent them and the Borough of Douglas to the best of my ability."

"I would like to perform my duties as a Douglas Councillor with integrity, challenging decisions I feel do not benefit Douglas residents and help make Douglas a thriving community for the Isle of Man."

"I shall always have the interests of the people of Derby Ward and the ratepayers of Douglas at heart. I am committed to the town centre regeneration scheme as the means through which to improve Douglas and strengthen its long-term economic future."

"My mission is to serve the people of Derby Ward, listening and responding to what they expect from local government then work with my fellow councillors to deliver solutions that answer those needs and, in doing so, work toward advancing equal opportunities for all. "

"Creating opportunities for all, providing links for a vibrant community and protecting our natural heritage are on my agenda. It is essential to improve Douglas's cost efficiency in supplying a wide spectrum of public services. "

"More than two decades of service to the people of Douglas have not dimmed my enthusiasm for working in partnership with my fellow members and the officers of the Council to drive the capital forward and champion schemes that will support town centre regeneration and improve the capital for residents, visitors and businesses."

"I am proud and honoured to have the opportunity to continue to apply my public service skills to supporting the ratepayers of Douglas; to offer an alternative perspective, to question and challenge and help secure value for money in the provision of Council services."

"I am proud to have been given the opportunity to work in partnership with my fellow Councillors and the local community to help improve the quality of life in the capital and to represent the residents of Athol ward to the best of my ability at all times."

"I represented Derby Ward for 17 years and am now honoured to be serving Athol Ward. I pledge to be approachable and accessible to my constituents, am passionate about Douglas, fully support the town centre regeneration scheme and will work with my fellow Members and officers to ensure the Council delivers value for money services."