National parties don’t represent residents; they put their own self-interests first. They have no place in local government. Elect your Residents’ team to Essex County Council to fight for our road repairs, our buses, our schools, our social care, and other services.
PROVEN: TRACK RECORD OF INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATION AT ECC
Our councillors have forced Essex to prioritise long-standing issues affecting Uttlesford residents, including:
- Targeted pothole fixing and highways maintenance
- Reduced risk of most local flooding through new drainage schemes
- Funding our buses and libraries
- Better pedestrian access and road safety
- Strived to make Essex Highways spend developers’ cash
- Advocated for residents through casework
LOCAL: IF ELECTED, WE WILL HOLD ECC TO:
- Deliver the best new council deal for Uttlesford
- Prioritise our highways maintenance and safety, including potholes and flooding
- Keep our school and commercial buses
- Stop giving infrastructure cash back to developers
- Make walking to school safe
- Prioritise fixing SEND provision
- Focus on our environment
TRUSTED: DELIVERING AWARD-WINNING COUNCILS
At the councils we lead, we have delivered for residents:
- An approved and legally binding Local Plan that now limits speculative development and makes developers pay for infrastructure, after 15+ years of Tory failure
- Sound finances, despite never-ending Government cuts, with new income from investments
- Below the rate-of-inflation tax increases
- New community, sports, and playground facilities
- A strong green agenda
- Reengineered councils that revolve around residents’ needs
- The councils we lead are now all award-winning
- We must fight for our fair share of £2.7 billion
- We must stop the new Unitaries being made as copies of the failed ECC
- National parties are fighting each other over how to get the most seats
- Instead, we’re working hard for the best deal for Uttlesford
ELECT R4U TO GET THE BEST LOCAL DEAL
VOTE: YOUR CANDIDATES ARE RESIDENTS NOT POLITICIANS
Our candidates are all experienced councillors with proven track records of delivering real local change.
During this election, national parties will try to point-score against each other on their national agendas. That posturing won’t fix potholes, protect buses, or improve schools. At the local elections on 7th May, please use your Essex County Council vote to prioritise a positive local agenda for local residents.
Your Residents’ candidates for each ECC Division are:
- Dunmow – Sandi Merifield
- Saffron Walden – Paul Gadd
- Stansted – Bianca Donald
- Takeley – Maggie Sutton
- Thaxted – Martin Foley
Find out how and where to vote.