Mr Hutchens, a member of the Co-operative Group’s Grampian Area Committee and also the Scotland and Northern Ireland Region Values and Principles Committee, stood unsuccessfully as a List candidate in both the 2003 and 2007 Holyrood elections.
He was also Labour’s general election candidate in the Angus constituency in May, but was beaten into third place by the SNP and the Tories.
Mr Hutchens has been active in voluntary and community work for more than 30 years.
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