AT just 24 years old, Tom Hunt is already one of the youngest councillors in East Anglia.
But this week the Ely resident announced his intention to stand in the next European elections, where he will vie for a seat alongside experienced campaigners including Labour’s Richard Howitt and Liberal Democrat Andrew Duff.
The elections take place in May 2014 and, if elected, Cllr Hunt stands to become one of the youngest MEPs in the country.
Cllr Hunt, who lives in Cambridge Road and represents Ely South ward on East Cambridgeshire District Council, was moved to stand because of his “strong feelings” about re-negotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU.
He said: “Young people are just as impacted by the EU as anyone else and I want to give young people a voice.
“Thirteen years before I was born was the last chance we had to have a say on the EU and it is a very different institution now than it was then. I think we can negotiate a better deal and that is what I will be pushing for.”
Cllr Hunt will stand as part of a seven-strong team of Conservative candidates in East Anglia.
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