Where is Labour Cllr Stephen Hellier

So Labour has over the years called those that do not live in Wigan and rightly so too. We had 2 Lib Dems move to Oz and they hadn't resigned as Cllrs. They should have resigned before emigrating. But when one of their Cllrs did the same thing nothing. Then Labour had another Cllr move to Ireland and didn't resign. Labour didn't have an issue with this. 

Now we have another Wigan Labour Cllr Stephen Hellier who is still receiving his Cllrs allowance but he doesn't live in Wigan nor Great Manchester is being reported. Some say he has moved to Yorkshire and other suggestions he has moved abroad. 

Each Cllr are entitled to a life and if they want to move to a different part of the country or world that is their right but what they cannot do is represent their constituents. So they should not be getting their  Cllrs allowance.

Labour Cllr Stephen Hellier received £15,445.98 last year and is the Chairman of the Planning Committee plus the Chairman of the Licencing and regulations committee. These positions gain him extra allowances on top of the basic allowance that Cllrs normally receive. 

I understand that he has been contacted via the phone for comment and he refused to answer the simple question on whether he lived in Wigan or not. Instead, he said to email in and he would get the Town Hall to respond. Bizarre, the press dept at Wigan Council work for the council officers and not individual politicians. Is this yet more evidence of how Labour mistreat the rules and your taxpayer's money. Why would he not answer a simple question do you in in the ward or not? Not that hard or secret of a question.

So I will ask the Town Hall for their response and if they believe it is right that Wigan Taxpayers pay for a Cllr who cannot help constituents, nor lives in the borough.