Why Voting Conservative Tomorrow Makes Sense

Hampshire County Council has  an excellent record:

CONSERVATIVE HAMPSHIRE RATED TOP COUNTY COUNCIL BY AUDIT COMMISSION

·         Council tax increased by only 1.9% for the next two years

·         Lead in children’s care. Provided expert help in Haringay after “Baby P” failure

·         BEST COUNTY COUNCIL IN THE LAND

WHAT WE HAVE DONE:

·         Highest Performance

·         Lowest council tax

·         Excellent value for money

DESPITE

LOWEST GOVERNMENT GRANT

·         Introduced 30mph speed reduction programmes for 106 rural villages

·         Refurbished libraries, expanded their services and extended opening hours

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS BY CONSERVATIVES IN HAMPSHIRE

Invested £74m a year maintaining our roads

Provided £2m extra for pothole repairs

Pioneered “20 is Plenty” to improve road safety outside schools

Kept children safe and secure

Expanded and improved special schools

Provided 50 Community Safety Oficers

Provided 10 new nursing care homes

Increased the number of care beds from 873 to 1,436

Pioneered care programme to allow elderly to live at home.

Established award winning Discovery Centres

Supported local communities through Councillor budgets

Led the country in reducing landfill – down to 10%

Produced electricity from waste: enough for 50,000 homes

Increased and improved household waste recycling centres

Amongst the best GCSE results in the country

Saved £50m by refurbishing rather than replacing condemned offices. Halved its carbon footprint and reduced leasing cots by increasing its capacity to provide workspace for double the number of staff.

UKIP say many of the right things BUT THEY HAVE NO LOCAL POLICIES.  They suggest that by putting them in power in Hampshire they will miraculously be able to halt immigration.

There are some who say this is the time for a Protest Vote.

I, too, am dismayed by the ambitions of the European Union and its tightening grip on our daily lives. Unless we can return many of its powers to the United Kingdom, I shall have no option but to vote for our withdrawal when the time comes. I am equally opposed to Same Sex Marriage and open door immigration. However, we should remember that the County Council has no power over the EU or immigration, so to vote for a party concentrating on these issues could rob you of an excellent Conservative County Council for four years by splitting the vote in the forthcoming County Council Elections.

This County Council Election must be about GROWING HAMPSHIRE’S ECONOMY WHILE CARING FOR ITS PEOPLE

The LibDems make many false accusations about the Conservative run council but:

Hampshire County Council has an income of £900 million with borrowing of £500 million.

Eastleigh Borough Council, on the other hand, has an income of £12 million while borrowing an enormous £100 million.

AND EASTLEIGH INTEND TO INCREASE THAT BORROWING BY £12 MILLION in order to move the civic offices into Eastleigh centre with the following consequences:

·         It will cause massive congestion

·         Make parking more difficult for visitors

·         This will cause the continued decline of  the retail sector, with more shops closing.

·         The likelihood of the development of the existing site and, very possibly, the development of part of Fleming Park.

One of the most important  duties of  our councillors is to explain how they are spending our money.

So how did Eastleigh Borough Council explain the above this year?

The Lib Dem leader, Keith House, spared exactly FIFTEEN SECONDS of his valuable time to explain it: not enough time to explain how he was saddling them with debts of £112 million.

 Godfrey Olson, the Conservative opposition leader, proposed using a little of the income from parking charges to give up to 30 minutes free parking to encourage shoppers back to the centre; but it was ridiculed by the LibDems.

DON’T LET THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS GET HOLD OF HAMPSHIRE

Tempting as it may be to vote UKIP tomorrow it could so easily let the LibDems in.

Remember the by-election?

Why You Should Vote for Me Tomorrow

A reminder why you should vote for me tomorrow:

I have, for some time, been involved in the local community and should now like to make a more positive contribution. The County Council elections on May 2nd give me that opportunity.

I am already getting things done:

MICHAEL READ HAS SUCCESS WITH MUDDY SHAKESPEARE ROAD BUS STOP

Flooding at a bus stop at the eastern end of Shakespeare Road, that was causing considerable inconvenience to residents, had not been reported.  But as soon as I reported it to the County Council they took action and issued the following statement:

It is anticipated that a hard standing area will be formed between the hedge and the kerb line as you suggested and as you will appreciate we will need to ensure that this is constructed with a suitable fall to ensure that water is shed directed onto the road eliminating the current flooding issue. 

If elected I will:

• ·         Fight to preserve our green spaces from inappropriate development, including the continued threat to Eastleigh Recreation Ground and Stoneham Park
• ·         As a former teacher, work to maintain the quality of our schools
• ·         Fight for 20mph speed limits outside schools for when pupils arrive and depart, controlled by electronic traffic signs.
• ·         Prevent the use of speed humps as road pinching can be used instead and is far less damaging
• ·         Seek to improve driving standards across the county by driver education, both through the cooperation of schools and colleges and road safety groups.  This includes the use of appropriate speed.
• ·         Work to ensure that public transport services are maintained
• ·         Work to maintain the current level of council tax and services
• ·         As Labour and LibDem climate policies have brought power cuts closer, work to lessen their impact by encouraging economical use of energy at home and work.
• ·         Seek to increase apprenticeship schemes and encourage industry to come to Eastleigh.
• ·         Make myself available for consultation at any reasonable time by personal contact or e-mail.