Sir – I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people within the ward of Clayton and Fairweather Green who voted for me as an independent candidate in the recent local elections.

I remain extremely humbled by their faith in me to represent them in City Hall, which, on this occasion, wasn’t to be.

I would also like to offer my congratulations and sincere best wishes to the ward’s newly-elected Labour councillor, Sinead Engel.

I, my agent and my counting agents were all encouraged to hear Sinead’s views towards the Odeon’s retention at the actual vote count.

I now hope that Councillor Engel’s representation of the ward will also extend towards – and encompass – the desires of those Odeon supporters who had voted for me to do similar on their behalf.

Mark Nicholson (Bradford Odeon Rescue Group), Clayfield Drive, Bradford