OUTGOING St Helier Deputy David Warr has said he has “no regrets” following his unsuccessful attempt to become Constable.
And the former Housing Minister has not ruled out plans to seek a return to the States Assembly in 2030 if he feels there is a lack of progress on some key matters in the parish.
Deputy Warr was elected as a Deputy for St Helier South in 2022.
He served as Housing Minister when Kristina Moore’s government was in power. More recently he has sat on the Public Accounts Committee as well as the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel.
He had sought to be elected as the head of the parish, but found himself in third place on election night with 1,153 votes – falling behind Deputy Rob Ward (1,960 votes) and Constable-elect Inna Gardiner (2,740 votes).
Deputy Warr said that he had “no regrets” about his decision to go for the role.
He added: “It was a job I wanted to do – and I thought I could do – and I think the one thing about the Constable is that St Helier can be a very great power if you get the Deputies and the Constable lined up together for a particular project.”
Commenting on his plans now that he is leaving the Assembly, Deputy Warr – who is the owner of local coffee merchants Cooper & Co – noted that he remained active in a number of community groups.
He has been outspoken on several headline-making St Helier matters in recent years, including debate over the future management of the Lido at Havre des Pas as well as calls to extend the Millennium Town Park.
Asked whether he might seek a return to the Assembly in four years’ time, Deputy Warr said: “It really just depends on how things go.
“If I felt like everything had stagnated…I mean the extension to the Millennium Park is just a massive issue. If in four years time that has not happened, I will 100% be standing again.”
