"'It is an honour to be representing Victoria Ward. 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 spirit 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 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.’ "

"I am delighted to have the opportunity to represent St George's Ward. My mission is to build community spirit and encourage more involvement with decisions that affect the area in which we live. I pledge to listen to the residents' concerns and opinions with a view to having their voices heard on matters arising that effect their area to ensure that decisions made are in the best interest of our residents; to support our elderly and provide opportunities for our children, mindful at all times of the need to be cost effective. I also want to ensure that our residents love where they live and work. "

"I pledge to be approachable, taking a keen interest in individuals' problems, always doing my best to help personally or signposting people in the right direction. I have taken great satisfaction from being able to help people previously during my career. I’m very community orientated and whilst working in partnership with my fellow councillors, would like to encourage more constituents to participate and share their views."

"My mission is to listen and respond to the issues that matter to the people of Douglas; to encourage leaner, more entrepreneurial ways of working; to support town centre regeneration and campaign for new and enhanced leisure amenities for our town."

"I have served as a Councillor since 1985 and remain committed to serving the people of Douglas. I will work towards ensuring the Council’s existing housing stock - especially the town centre flats – is maintained in good order; support the building of affordable new Council homes; and apply my experience to help develop the town's leisure and community amenities. I will also be proud and honoured to serve in my role as an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Douglas. "

"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. "

"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."

"My values are sustainability, inclusivity and design quality. These will be the values that inform my contribution to Council debate. I believe that Douglas must aspire to be a capital the Isle of Man deserves and can be proud of."

"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."

"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."

"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."