AFTER a recount and an agonisingly long wait Barry Cash (pictured) was relieved to be re-elected as a St Peter Port douzenier last night.

He described how he felt when he found he would fill one of the five seats available after receiving 184 votes.

‘It gives you a feeling of being wanted, a warm, glowing feeling,’ he said. ‘When Deputy Tasker came out and said there had to be a recount because it was so close, I began to wonder – well, you never know do you? It’s been years since I stood up and asked the public to vote for me.’

The committed parishioner, who was first elected overseer of the poor in 2003, then to the douzaine in 2004 and then as a constable in 2006, said he felt happy the public wanted him to continue his work. ‘I want to congratulate everyone who was elected. I feel disappointed for Mr Pike, but I urge him to try again,’ he said.

‘It is always sad when good people put their names forward but don’t get a civic position. It’s great that they step up for it – a lot of people don’t.’