On 22/04/2021 09:05, T i m wrote:

So, you put yourself up as a local councillor and get voted in by 17%
of the electorate for that ward ... do you think you now represent the
majority of that ward?

No. You represent *all* of the people in the ward.

It's rather like the Armed Forces fighting an enemy - they fight for
*all* the people, not just a sub-set.

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Spike