HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling for Collin Brewer to resign his newly won place on Cornwall Council.
The controversial politician resigned in February after it was revealed he said disabled children should be put down because they cost the authority too much.
But news that he had narrowly secured re-election to represent Wadebridge East at County Hall yesterday has seen many people using social networking to vent their anger.
An e-petition has already attracted nearly 700 names and a new Facebook page entitled Colin Brewer Should Resign Again has gained over 200 followers since going live last night.
"I set this Facebook group up after he was re-elected and was very upset that after his comments he wanted to stand again and thought the Cornish people would forget what he had said and let him get away with it," James Ball who set up the Facebook page.
"He can't be that arrogant and think we are all going to sit back and let him carry on.
"This man should not be in power of any kind and if we get him to resign again it will show that we will not stand for this kind of behaviour."
Mr Ball from Troon near Camborne, who has to use a wheelchair after damaging his hips and knees through years of playing rugby and working in the building trade, said he was shocked that Mr Brewer was voted in again.
"Just because you have a disability does not mean you are a drain, you can do just as much you just find a different way of doing it," he said.
Calling on the Government to ask Mr Brewer to stand down, the e-petition reads: "This man does not deserve to be in a position of power for his disgusting comments about disabled children.
"You should ask him to resign or get his council to fire him."
With the news that he had beaten nearest political rival Liberal Democrat Stephen Knightley by just four votes still sinking in for Mr Brewer, an online storm is gathering with people also taking to Twitter to share their frustration at his re-election.
Lewis Nichollstweeted: "Why on earth was CollinBrewer re- elected for Cornwall after his comments towards disabled children? Just wrong."
And Steve Hardysaid: "Shocking this man was elected again to office."
Speaking after yesterday's council win, Mr Brewer said his time away from office had been 'hell' and he had received torrents of abuse
"I had to resign at the time because of the media pressure but I felt it was right the people of Wadebridge should decide on my future and they have decided," he said.
