Liberal Democrats attack "Tory leadership" at County Hall

HU12 is commenting on each election leaflet issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:
IN THEIR SECOND LEAFLET of the local election campaign, the Liberal Democrats have relentlessly attacked the ruling Conservative Party at County Hall.

In urging us to vote for candidates Selkirk, Sloan and Wilson the leaflet states: "the Tory leadership has been able to push through its own agenda - without regard to the views of local councillors, of whatever party." This was undoubtedly a reference to the Conservative InTouch distributed last month, where the two Conservative candidates Bryan and Dennis said that they would exploit to the full "the advantage of being members of the ruling party." The Lib Dem Focus leaflet, again in deference to the anti-incinerator stance of their Conservative opponents, remind us "that all the Tories on the East Riding planning committee voted for the proposed waste incinerator at Saltend".

The Liberal Democrat leaflet goes on to condemn the "fiasco" of payoffs to senior council staff and claim that "More than £4.25 million has been spent on such payments into the fund for 45 people" since April 2010. The leaflet says that the East Riding has become "the most-mentioned Rotten Borough" according to Private Eye magazine.

The front page of the Focus leaflet leaves us in no doubt the Lib Dem claim that "There is NO coalition at County Hall".

See the full leaflet over on our Ward Election News website. You can find out about all the 10 candidates and even Quiz them on these issues and other concerns via that website.

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"No coalition at County Hall" say Liberal Democrats

HU12 is commenting on each election leaflet issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:
"THERE IS NO COALITION AT COUNTY HALL" say the Liberal Democrats as they challenge for the three seats available in the South West Holderness election battle.

The coalition that operates at a national government level is not reflected at County Hall say Liberal Democrats Janet Selkirk, Steve Sloan and Ken Wilson in their Focus on South West Holderness - Election Special leaflet. In fact the Liberal Democrat leaflet is very critical of the party's national allies; one of their priorities is to "End the culture of secrecy and spin" at the Conservative-led council. It declares: "With 46 out of 67 councillors the Tory leadership has been able to push through its own agenda as we know to our cost in this area."

The Liberal Democrats also say that controlling the salaries of senior council staff is a priority. This obviously refers to the highly public case last year when over £360,000 was approved by the council so that a senior officer could take early retirement.

They will also tackle the "backlog of footway and road repairs" and pledge further flood protection measures for South West Holderness.

The leaflet also includes a statement from (previous Ward Councillor) Carole Lynn who explains why her name does not appear on the current list of candidates, and that she is retiring from the council.

On the referendum? The Liberal Democrat Leaflet clearly campaigns for a "YES" vote.

There are 7 other candidates standing in the Ward - 2 Conservative, 3 Labour, and 2 Independents.

Read the Liberal Democrat leaflet and find out more about the Election over on our Ward Election News webpages.

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Independent publishes priorities for election campaign

HU12 will be commenting on election leaflets issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:

ADAM LONSDALE has started his campaign for election to the East Riding Council to represent the South West Holderness Ward.

In a leaflet submitted to the Ward Election News page yesterday, Adam Lonsdale listed free parking, practical speed limits and flood defence as his priority issues in the ward election.

The issue of the East Riding Council charging for car parking caused a storm of protest last year and the candidate has picked up on this by saying in the leaflet:

"The council is currently trying to implement car parking charges in the area which could cost you up to £350 a year in extra fees. This is wrong with the economic climate. Lets scrap the idea."

Adam Lonsdale is the youngest candidate standing in the Ward - and in the entire East Riding Election! - so perhaps it is not surprising that he is the first of the candidates to announce that you can follow him on Twitter!

There are 9 other candidates standing in the Ward - 2 Conservative, 3 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 other Independent.

Find out more about ALL the candidates and Ask them Questions over on our Ward Election News webpages.

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Conservatives start Elections 2011 leaflet campaign

SOUTH WEST HOLDERNESS CONSERVATIVES have started their East Riding Council election campaign with key commitments to; tackle flooding, smells from the Saltend waste water treatment works and to prevent future "monstrosities" such as the waste incinerator from being sited in the Ward.

These commitments and others were made in a special Election issue of Conservative InTouch which is currently being circulated in the Ward area. The two candidates, John Dennis and Mike Bryan, both former Mayors of Hedon and local businessmen in the town, say that they want to "promote, preserve and protect the interests of residents" of the area and say it is about "local decisions being made by local people".

On public spending cuts - possibly an emotive issue during this election - the candidates say that they will "endeavour to lessen the impact felt by residents in cuts to essential services".

On the issue of the Alternative Voting system referendum? - the vote on which also takes place on Thursday 5th May - InTouch clearly bears the logo of the Vote NO to AV campaign.

The Conservative candidates will be holding a street surgery in Hedon Market Place on Saturday 30th April from 10am - 12noon.

There are 8 other candidates standing in the Ward - 3 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrats and 2 Independents. Despite early indications otherwise, there are no candidates from the new East Yorkshire Independents Party standing.

Find out more about ALL the candidates and Ask them Questions over on our Ward Election News webpages.

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