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Conwy Labour Party
Plaid Lafur Conwy
Standing up for Conwy
Yn sefyll dros Conwy
Local Elections 2012
Etholiadau Lleol 2012
Manifesto
Maniffesto
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Welsh Labour Standing Up For Conwy
The elections on May 3rd are vitally important for Conwy. Now more than ever
Conwy County needs clear and effective political leadership.
Labour has the vision, ambition and political will to steer Conwy through the
difficult times ahead to focus on jobs and opportunities for our young people,
safe and clean streets and care for our older citizens.
We are on your side in these tough times standing up for Conwy - and this is
our programme for a better, fairer Conwy.
Our candidates come from many different communities across the County andunderstand the real problems that everyday people face. We work hard all year
round, talking to Conwy residents and businesses and making sure that we can
represent them effectively within the Council. . We know that the cuts of the UK
Tories and Liberal Democrats are hitting families in Conwy hard so We will work
to support those who are most vulnerable from the Tory and Liberal UK
Governments cuts.
A community is made up of its people.
In Conwy, the services provided by the Council are spread unevenly and social
divisions are getting wider. We believe that this is damaging and wrong for
everyone who lives and works here. The Lib Dems, Independents, Plaid
Cymru and Tories have no long-term plan for Conwy.
This document sets out our programme for action should we be elected to run
the County Council in May 2012.
Labour standing up for you and for Conwy.
Chris Hughes
Conwy Labour Group Leader
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Llafur Cymru yn sefyll dros Conwy
Mae'r etholiadau ar Fai y 3ydd yn hanfodol bwysig ar gyfer Conwy. Nawr yn fwy
nag erioed mae gan Sir Conwy angen arweinyddiaeth wleidyddol clir ac
effeithiol.
Mae gan Llafur y weledigaeth, yr uchelgais ar ewyllys gwleidyddol i lywio
Conwy drwy'r cyfnod anodd sydd o'n blaenau - i ganolbwyntio ar swyddi a
chyfleoedd ar gyfer ein pobl ifanc, strydoedd diogel a gln a gofal ar gyfer ein
dinasyddion hn.
Rydym ar eich ochr chi yn y cyfnod anodd yma - yn sefyll dros Gonwy a dyma
ein rhaglen ar gyfer Conwy decach, well.Mae ein ymgeiswyr yn dod o lawer o wahanol gymunedau ar draws y Sir ac yn
deall y problemau gwirioneddol y mae pobl yn eu hwynebu bob dydd. Rydym yn
gweithio'n galed trwy gydol y flwyddyn, yn siarad thrigolion a busnesau Conwy
a gwneud yn sir y gallwn eu cynrychioli yn effeithiol ar y Cyngor. . Rydym yn
gwybod bod y toriadau gan Doraid a' Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol y Deeyrnas
Unedig yn curo teuluoedd yng Nghonwy yn galed, felly byddwn yn gweithio i
gefnogi y rhai sydd fwyaf agored i niwed rhag toriadau gan Lywodraeth y
Toraid a'r Rhyddfrydol yn Llundain.
Ei phobl syn gwneud cymuned
Yng Nghonwy, mae'r gwasanaethau a ddarperir gan y Cyngor yn cael eu
lledaenun anwastad ac mae rhaniadau cymdeithasol yn ymledu. Rydym yn
credu bod hyn yn niweidiol ac yn annheg i bawb sy'n byw ac yn gweithio yma.
Does gan y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, yr Annibynwyr, Plaid Cymru a'r
Toraid unrhyw gynllun hir-dymor ar gyfer Conwy.
Mae'r ddogfen hon yn gosod ein rhaglen weithredu os cawn ein hethol i reolir
Cyngor Sir ym mis Mai 2012.
Llafur yn sefyll i fyny drosoch chi a thros Gonwy.
Chris Hughes
Arweinydd Grp Llafur Conwy
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GETTING ESSENTIAL SERVICES BACK ON TRACK
Conwy Labour Party believes there are fundamental local services that the
Council must get right. We will be the peoples council and our priorities will be:
Getting Conwy working -support for jobs and opportunities for all.
Including young people,
Yours streets Your community: rubbish collection and recycling,
public toilets, street lighting, safe and accessible roads and paths.
Improving care for the elderly and vulnerable
Better housing for Conwy people
Opportunities for young people and improving education
Safer streets - freedom from crime and aggression
Improving local democracy a peoples council Councillors listening to and representing YOU
GETTING CONWY WORKING
The policies of the UK Tory and Liberal Democrat coalition government arefailing the economy of Conwy. Unemployment is the most pressing problemfacing our area, and Labour believes in creating more opportunities for ouryoung people.
Key to the success of Conwys future economy is therefore the creation of jobs.A Labour run Conwy will work with the Welsh Labour Government, other publicsector organisations, businesses, colleges, co-operatives and the voluntarysector to build economic capacity and create jobs. We will make Conwy moreattractive to investment and look again at the skills people will need.
We welcomed the decision of the Welsh Labour Government to identify tourismas a key economic sector in Wales as it plays a vital role in our local economy.
Our young people need help to build hope for the future. The UK Tory Lib Demcoalition scrapped the Future Jobs Fund. So we welcome the Welsh LabourGovernments actions in creating fresh opportunities that can help to reduce thenumber of young people out of work in Conwy. We will build on this lead andincrease Apprenticeships, which the Labour Government brought back in and
has championed in Conwy. But we believe the Council should play an even
more prominent role in promoting apprenticeships and training opportunities
within the County. We will therefore pledge that a Labour run Council will:
Build and develop the CONWYAPPRENTICE scheme, with a
single entry point for youngpeople providing opportunities
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with both public and privatesector employers to linked tovocational training.
Promote the creation ofapprenticeships through theCouncils procurement processes,
ensuring that more companiesawarded large public sectorcontracts support the creation oflocal apprenticeships.
Review the availability ofchildcare provision in the County,and work to ensure that there issufficient affordable childcare tosupport parents to access work ortraining.
Promote re-training and re-skillingprogrammes, helping peopledevelop the new skills that theywill need to do the jobs of thefuture.
Launch a new programme ofwork to support social enterprisesand co-operatives in Conwy.
Introduce a Living Wage for
Conwy Council workers andencourage other employers in theCounty to pay their staff a LivingWage.
End the waste of empty counciland privately owned buildings toprovide new affordable space fornew business start-ups.
Work with community focused
schools and libraries to make
better use of schools andcommunity buildings, ensuring
facilities are available for use by
the youth, youth services and
local communities outside of
school hours
Work for the strategic
regeneration in locations such as
Colwyn Bay Labour will step forward and take
the lead in promoting Conwy. We also recognize that there is a
new and emerging not for profitsector of mutual socialenterprises and charitablecompanies. These, plus ourexisting voluntary and community
sector, will play a significant rolein helping us achieve our visionfor growth.
Pride in Our County
Conwy Labour wants local people to feel rightfully proud of their County and we
will play a leading role in bringing communities together with a programme of
local festivals, events and street fairs that will boost local trade and promote a
positive image of Conwy, the Conwy Food Festival and Llandudno Celtic Fayre
are excellent examples that we would build upon.
Developing Social Enterprise and Local Entrepreneurs
Conwy Labour will focus on building the capacity of communities to withstand
the combined effects of the recession and the Tory/Liberal Government cuts to
the public sector. We will strengthen the role of the co-operative and community
sector, offer more support from Councillors and Council teams, and develop a
new approach to social enterprises and community-led activity. We will seek to
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ensure everyone involved service users and staff who provide them have a
say in how organisations are run through a co-operative approach.
Supporting Local Business
The Council should be a major contributor to the Conwy economy and must
operate in a way that brings local economic benefits. We will develop a
straightforward procurement process for the Council, contracting at the smallest
practicable scale, and ensure that Conwy-based businesses have the skills and
knowledge to benefit from public sector procurement opportunities, or are
brought together to co-operate to win larger contracts.
We recognize the value and importance of the public sector to the County
economy, whilst understanding the clear need to develop the private sector and
ensure that it is able to respond to the opportunities offered to the County.
The Council could do much more to help local businesses grow by:
Supporting arrangements to increase opportunities for buying local goods;
seek continuing business rates exemption for small businesses;
assisting businesses to co-operate to win larger public sector contracts
Examine whether schemes such as Free After 3.00 and Pay on Exit
parking could boost use and duration of town centre and local shopping.
More marketing of conferences and events, and reviewing those staged or
sponsored by the Council.
A PEOPLES COUNCIL YOUR STREETS, YOUR COMMUNITY
A Labour Conwy will inherit many challenging circumstances resulting from theactions and failures of the Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru and (so called)Independent Councillors that effectively currently run the Council and a
Conservative-led UK Government, which means we will have to explore newways of delivering Conwy residents services.
Decent Neighbourhoods - Clean Streets
We believe that everyone, regardless of where they live, should have a decent
neighbourhood. Yet it is possible to walk down streets just yards apart and feel
as though you are in a completely different County. This is because the way the
Council allocates its resources doesnt reflect the needs of our communities.Conwy Labour wants to ensure that all areas are maintained to a decent
standard.
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The Independents & Lib Dems have a record of failure when it comes to
keeping our streets clean, this election is your opportunity to hold them to
account.
Labour will seek to re-model refuse collection, re-cycling, and street cleaning
by:
Launching a 24 hour CLEAN
STREETS hotline to report
local trouble-spots and get
action to clear them within 24
hours.
Taking action to clean and
enforce a long term solution to
neglected alleyways, passages
and verges to prevent crime
and fly tipping.
Work to provide recycling
without the hassle - review
and the Councils refuse and
recycling scheme to make it
easier for householders to
recycle with secure waste
containers.
Ensure our streets are kept
clear of dog faeces and
prosecute owners
Announce a rolling calendar of
Community Clean-up Days
across the County.
Introduce Our Clean Conwy
smartphone apps allowing
people to report highways
problems such as potholes, as
well as vandalism and litter
using their smartphones.
Provide more public toilets to
stop streets being fouled
We will devolve more decision-making around these issues to local
communities through Neighbourhood Partnerships, allowing local residents
and Councillors to prioritise the services that are most important in their area.
Labour set up a ward street cleaning service, which we believe should be
brought back. Many residents have told us that they have seen a steady
increase in rubbish and litter on our streets. Many residential roads never get
their road cleaned by the Council, this must not continue.
The Lib Dems on the Council introduced changes to our bin collections and
over-complicated recycling, with all sorts of different boxes and bags that have
resulted in confusion and made life more difficult for householders.
The Independents & Lib Dems have a record of failure when it comes to
keeping our streets clean, this election is your opportunity to hold them to
account.
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IMPROVING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE VULNERABLE
Labour will defend our social care services by working with other public sector
partners to secure efficiencies in order to reinvest in services. We value the
care that adult services offers the frail and vulnerable in society and will help
improve services so they give those who need it the support they want to
continue active lives. Labour will work to deliver care services that meet the
standards people have the right to expect.
A Labour Council will:
Work to raise standards ofcare across private, voluntaryand public sectors.
Ensure appropriate care foreveryone that needs it.
Protect our residential carehomes from privatisation.
Support Care Council forWales standards toprofessionalise care services.
Introduce alongside thevoluntary sector a Meals on
Wheels service for olderresidents.
Support Armed Service
Veterans. Campaign for central
government to develop anational care service.
Explore how the Council cansupport co-operatives andsocial enterprises in thedevelopment of socialservices.
BETTER HOUSING FOR CONWY PEOPLE
Conwy has a housing crisis, with a long list of people currently on waiting lists
for social housing. The County also has a significant proportion of privately
owned older housing stock that will require investment if it is to be fit for the
future. Radical decisions must be taken in housing policy.
We will reform planning policy to speed up the time it takes to get affordablehousing developments underway. We will ensure that the homes being built
meet the housing needs of current and future populations. Building new homes
is labour intensive. We will work to ensure that local people benefit from the
employment opportunities by setting up a local employment initiative in
partnership with local builders. This will actively promote apprenticeships within
building firms.
A Labour Council will make it easier to re-develop brownfield sties to meet thechanging needs of local communities
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Currently to get onto the waiting list for social or sheltered housing it is
necessary to apply to a number of different housing associations, and in a
variety of ways (forms, online and telephone) that can be unnecessarily
confusing.
We believe that social housing should be a positive choice for people to make,
and that the Governments plans to end lifetime tenancies will act as a cap on
aspiration and deter people from investing in their own (socially provided)
homes. We will therefore campaign against these plans.
A Labour Council will work for affordable, secure and energy efficient
accommodation for all. We are committed to increasing the influence held by
tenants and residents over housing, and oppose the control held by central
government over housing finances.
We will:
Actively campaign for funding
to be made available to build
new council houses.
Simplify social and sheltered
housing applications in
partnership with housing
associations
Ensure that local people in
need of housing are given
more priority.
Support Armed Forces families
in need of housing.
Tackle the scandal of long
term empty houses and bring
them back into use.
Increase the roll-out of HMO
landlord registration to improve
living conditions in the private
rented sector across the
County
We will work to ensure the housing needs of our community can be better met.
We will prioritise energy efficiency and seek to increase the amount of
renewable energy used and generated within the County. We will explore the
possibility of providing greater assistance to homeowners wishing to install
energy efficiency measures in their own homes. We will pursue twin goals of
tackling fuel poverty and reducing carbon emissions.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND IMPROVING EDUCATION
Labour Councillors are campaigning against the closure of Libraries, particularly
important to children (and highly valued by the whole community) and against
charging for older students to get to school and college by bus. Young people
across Conwy deserve better. Education in Conwy is safe only under Labour as
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only Labour Councillors have consistently campaigned against the unnecessary
cuts inflicted by this current Council. Time for a change!
A Labour run Conwy will:
Fund free travel to school or
college for all students under
19 years old and in full time
education where they live more
than two miles from their place
of study
Seek Welsh Assembly
Government funding to invest
in our School buildings.
Ensure that more existing
funding actually reaches the
classroom.
Promote free school breakfasts
and support the Flying Start
programme for the early years,
Protect summer holiday play
scheme programmes from the
Tory/Liberal Government cuts.
Prioritise investment in
childrens play areas.
Protect youth services from
further cuts and work with
community groups to provide
more youth activities across
the County.
Continue to develop the
Conwy Youth Council, working
with schools to provide our
younger people with a voice on
County issues.
SAFER STREETS AND COMMUNITIES
Too many parts of the County are plagued with graffiti and anti-social
behaviour. Too often peoples fears of anti-social behaviour are based on their
experiences in certain neighbourhoods.
Labour had a proud record when it comes to community safety. Increased
frontline policing coupled with tough measures to stamp out unacceptable
behaviour helped to reduce crime across the County.
But the UK Tory/Liberal Government is now cutting our local police force and
we now see crime is rising again.
We welcome the pledge of the Welsh Labour Government to increase the
number of Community Support Officers and will follow this lead to work with
local businesses and communities to improve safety on our seats..
We will use the powers available to us to tackle anti-social behaviour for
everyone, as we recognise this is not a problem restricted to certain areas.
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Labour will:
Fight to defend neighbourhood based Policing against cuts from the
Tories and Liberal Democrats.
Develop and expand Anti Social Behaviour services.
Work with the police to back up the use of CCTV to more effectively
prevent crime and bad behaviour, making neighbourhoods safer.
Work with local business to help make our towns more attractive.
Develop a new Council Night-Watch service to more effectively stamp
out noise nuisance, using existing powers without warning suspected
culprits, to give residents a quiet life.
Making Our Roads and Transport Safer
Labour will:
Introduce 20mph zones around schools and residential areas where
suitable.
Since many traffic and parking issues are around our schools, we will hold
a review of parking and travel to all schools.
Seek to implement residents parking schemes where they have majority
support. Review the Councils gritting policy to ensure that roads and pavements
near old peoples homes, day centres and schools are kept safe in bad
weather.
Ensure adequate parking facilities are available for Disabled Car Users.
Provide more and safer bicycle routes.
To lower car usage, promote more use of minibuses to provide rural bus
services and explore the scope for more on demand services..
IMPROVING LOCAL DEMOCRACY - A PEOPLES COUNCIL
Because we support community voices, Labour is committed to finding new
ways to help local residents have a greater say in how their area can be
improved.
Labour has tried to participate in the current political coalition, but has too small
a part to ensure local people have a real ability to formulate local priorities. Justlook at the way in which the Council handled proposals to close libraries in the
County or the confusion caused over household rubbish and recycling because
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it is far too complicated - this is due to the lack of competence and lack of
foresight of the present Council administration.
Conwy Labour has consistently campaigned to let local people have more of a
say in decision making. Through the creation of Neighbourhood Partnerships
Labour will give you voice in the big decisions of the day enabling anybody in
the community the chance to have their say. We will also work with Town and
Community Councils under the Charter agreement.
Better Access to Council Services
A Labour run Conwy Council will bring Council and other public services
together so they can be delivered more efficiently for local people through one-
stop shops. We will review and simplify how people access Council services or
communicate with the Council, and lobby central government where necessary,
so it is no longer necessary to fill in different forms to give the same information
to several bodies.
Council services will be better advertised and we will seek to extend opening
hours of Council services, so they can be delivered at times when they are most
needed. The current 9.00 to 5.00/Monday to Friday service is not convenient for
many people.
If elected, Labour Councillors will use our role as advocates for residents to
change old-fashioned cultures and working practices within the Council by
providing joint services with other public organisations, focusing on protecting
services and reducing overheads. Where possible and to save services from
being lost, these may be run on mutual lines, where service users and the
people who deliver them decide how these should be run. An example of this
was the green waste collections, run by a co-operative providing jobs to
disadvantaged people but now handed over to a profit making company.
We believe these are important new approaches, needed if the Council is to
continue to achieve financial savings imposed by the Tory and Liberal
Government in the future and keep your Council Tax down. We believe that the
Councils workforce will rise to the challenge, and we will seek to deliver our
programme of reform in partnership with them.
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Devolve Power to Your Community
Because we support community voices, Labour is committed to finding new
ways to help local residents have a greater say in how their area can be
improved.
Labour has tried to participate in the current political coalition, but has too small
a part to ensure local people have a real ability to formulate local priorities. Just
look at the way in which the Council handled proposals to close libraries in the
County or the confusion caused over household rubbish and recycling because
it is far too complicated - this is due to the lack of competence and lack of
foresight of the present Council administration.
Conwy Labour has consistently campaigned to let local people have more of a
say in decision making. Through the creation of Neighbourhood Partnerships
Labour will give you voice in the big decisions of the day enabling anybody in
the community the chance to have their say. We will also work with Town and
Community Councils under the Charter agreement.
Better Access to Council Services
A Labour run Conwy Council will bring Council and other public services
together so they can be delivered more efficiently for local people through one-
stop shops. We will review and simplify how people access Council services or
communicate with the Council, and lobby central government where necessary,
so it is no longer necessary to fill in different forms to give the same information
to several bodies.
Council services will be better advertised and we will seek to extend opening
hours of Council services, so they can be delivered at times when they are most
needed. The current 9.00 to 5.00/Monday to Friday service is not convenient for
many people.
If elected, Labour Councillors will use our role as advocates for residents to
change old-fashioned cultures and working practices within the Council by
providing joint services with other public organisations, focusing on protecting
services and reducing overheads. Where possible and to save services from
being lost, these may be run on mutual lines, where service users and the
people who deliver them decide how these should be run. An example of this
was the green waste collections, run by a co-operative providing jobs to
disadvantaged people but now handed over to a profit making company.
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We believe these are important new approaches, needed if the Council is to
continue to achieve financial savings imposed by the Tory and Liberal
Government in the future and keep your Council Tax down. We believe that the
Councils workforce will rise to the challenge, and we will seek to deliver our
programme of reform in partnership with them.
Your Money and Advice
We will endeavour to make sure that the Council does not make peoples
financial situation worse. We will try to keep Council Tax below inflation. A
Labour Council will spend your money on protecting the Countys public
services.
Labour will:
Seek Value for Money by working with other public sector bodies across
the region.
Reduce the Councils bloated spending on Private Consultants and
Agency staff.
Work with other authorities to deliver services where practical.
Review the top management of the Council to reduce unnecessary tiers,
eliminate duplication and create savings to invest in our communities and
keep Council Tax low.
Many people who retire are unaware of the additional help and support that is
available to them. We will therefore promote income maximisation schemes for
older people, so that people who have worked all their lives can live a dignified
and full retirement.
We are concerned about the dangers of legal loan sharks and pay day loans,
and the difficulties many people have in obtaining credit at a reasonable rate.
We will therefore promote credit unions as a positive alternative and ensure that
the Councils policies do not discriminate against credit unions and mutual
societies. We will demand tough action against loan sharks and offer one-to-
one advice for people with long-term debt problems.
Dealings with large companies, the public sector or other organisations can be
difficult for individuals, so we will support and promote free, independent advice
and advocacy services, helping towards this goal by increasing and protecting
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funding of the Citizens Advice Bureau, and campaign for adequate and fair
Legal Aid
Many of the policies that impact on poverty are the responsibility of
Government, such as cutting universal Child Tax Credits, cutting Legal Aid and
moving towards a Unified Benefit. So we will work together with other Councils
around the country to collectively lobby on measures which will reduce poverty
and inequality. And we will always campaign against Government policies
regardless of which party is in power that increase inequalities for the people
of Conwy.
Women
Women and single parent families are disproportionately affected by the
Tory/Liberal cuts. Women are under-represented (e.g. only around 20% of
Councillors are woment), and often act as undervalued carers of children,
elderly or vulnerable people on behalf of society.
Therefore Labour will:
Seek to improve affordable childcare services for all;
Assist women to take their rightful place in society by confidence building;
Address the real costs to families of caring for others.
Health
The NHS is absolutely fundamental to a safe and fair society, so Labour will
work with health organisations to improve local health services. In particular,
we will assist where possible to address any identified shortcomings, and to
improve primary healthcare so doctors, dentists and other healthcare providers
are more accessible to people who need them.
A healthy environment is central to health of people, so Labour will seek to
protect and improve to environment of our towns and countryside.
Exercise is proven to be fundamental to good health, so we will work with GPs
and healthcare professionals to encourage wider prescription of appropriate
exercise (e.g. swimming or gym sessions).
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Elderly
Labour believes a measure of a decent society is how it treats its elderly and
vulnerable people. As we all hope to be elderly one day, it is also in the
interests of all to improve services.
A Labour run Council will:
Simplify applications for sheltered housing
Introduce alongside the voluntary sector a Meals on Wheels service for
older residents
Promote more use of minibuses to provide rural bus services and explore
the scope for on demand services.
Liaise with Age Cymru to provide gardening and assisting withbins/recycling
Decency to All
As well as expecting decency between people, we believe in decency towards
other creatures, and that we should preserve the environment for future
generations. We will therefore ensure all policies take into account the need to
maximise environmental protection, including in procurement. We will follow
where possible the Labour Animal Welfare Societys Local Authority Charter for
the Welfare of Animals, including banning the giving of lives as prizes,
encouraging wider identity chipping of pets and licensing of the sale of exotic
(wild) animals.
Welsh Language
Conwy has a rich cultural and linguistic heritage. No other party has a better
record on the Welsh language than Labour, but the Welsh language does not
belong to any one political party: it is part of the heritage of us all. We will
continue to fight for Council services to be available to the people of Conwy in
their language of choice.
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CONWY LABOUR PLEDGES TO YOU
Your Labour Candidates care passionately about our community. They live in
the County, use local services and want the local community to be served well
by the Council. That is why they will make every effort to make themselves
available at surgeries, on the phone and by e-mail.
Its not just in running the Council that Labour Councillors make a difference.
Having a Labour Councillor means you will have someone who will represent
you and everyone that lives locally and take on casework to ensure that
residents get the best possible service. This is not always the case with
Councillors from other parties.
Once elected, all Labour Councillors promise to:
1. Hold regular advice surgeries.
2. Do regular ward walks so we can spot problems and listen your views and
concerns.
3. Ask for your views by phone, on the doorsteps and in surveys so you can
express your opinions on issues that matter in your area.
4. Deliver at least two newsletters or newspapers per year in each Labour
Ward about what Labour is doing locally and across the County.
5. Be present, or represented, at community events to which local groups
invite us.
6. Join local action groups and work to make them a success.
7. Attend the committees we are appointed to and be a constructive and well
briefed member of that body.
8. Have an advertised contact number and will deal promptly and
courteously with their constituents.
9. Ensure your problems are tackled quickly and efficiently.
10. Conwy Labour Councillors will maintain a high personal profile
locally all the year round, not just at election time!
LABOUR PROMISES TO STAND UP FOR CONWY
VOTE FOR A FRESH START ON 3rd MAY 2012
VOTE LABOUR