Alderney president 'humbled' to be re-elected

William Tate said he would "never underestimate the honour and privilege" of being the President of Alderney's States

William Tate said he was "humbled" to have been re-elected as President of Alderney's States.

Tate, who has been president since 2019, said he would continue to serve the community for as long they have "confidence and trust" in him.

He was running against Mark Smith in Saturday's poll and received 467 votes, about 64% of the total number cast.

Tate said he would never "underestimate the honour and privilege" it was to represent the community.

'Face of Alderney'

"To have that sort of support signals to me the last five and a half years I have had this role the public does have confidence in me, and they are happy I am the face of Alderney both here and in the wider world," said Tate.

“I think we have some significant challenges, and I think we need to address them as a Bailiwick so that we need to work closely with Guernsey because what we need to do is find a way forward for the Bailiwick to create a sustainable environment for the future.

"Those conversations are very important."

He said he wants to be satisfied they have done everything needed to "secure" the future of Alderney.

'Important role'

When asked whether there was anything he proposed to do differently in the role he said: “I think if it is not broken, don’t fix it.

"I just hope people trust me to carry on. I have some ideas which I am going to put forward at a community level.

“I will continue to serve this community in the community for as long they have confidence and trust in me.

“It is a unique role. No other crown dependency has a president and for this community, they think the president is a really important role and I agree with them.”