Former council chair Jane Storey is standing as an independent in May's County Council election. - Credit: Gregg Brown The publication of the list of candidates for next month's local council elections has produced some potentially fascinating contests in some parts of Suffolk. Two former chairs of Suffolk County Council are standing as Independents against official Conservative candidates in their current divisions - potentially splitting the vote. Former county council chairman Guy McGregor. - Credit: Any Abbott Tory party bosses are not too worried about Guy McGregor's decision to stand as an Independent in the Hoxne and Eye Division - that has been solidly Conservative since 2001 and while Mr McGregor is well known, the official Conservative candidate Peter Gould is a cabinet member at Mid Suffolk and is well known in the area.