On 7 May a new council will be elected in South Cambridgeshire District.
Your vote helps choose the councillor or councillors for your ward. It does not affect the results elsewhere in the District and it does not change who any of our MPs are.
Labour councillors would listen to local residents and push for fast and decisive action. Key parts of our action plan are:
- Local Plan rules for 40% of affordable housing on new developments must be followed. Thousands of affordable homes have been lost as the Lib Dem council too easily gives in to ‘viability’ arguments from developers.
- Infrastructure from the get-go in new developments. The Council needs to be much stronger in setting planning permission and making sure developers put in enough money to pay for it.
- We’ll back Labour’s campaign for the Lib Dem County Council to get a grip of its road maintenance contract and make sure pothole repairs are co-ordinated, and that they last.
- There’s Government funding to invest in bus services and we’ll be speaking up for more frequent buses with better routes, more bus stops and proper shelters with lighting. This requires the Council to put strong pressure onto the Conservative led Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority.
- Measures to help with the cost of living such as more council tax relief for the least well-off, homes that are cheaper to keep warm, and fighting the Lib Dem scrapping of Free School Meals in the holidays. We also want to see more effort from the Council on income maximisation, and signing up to pay the Real Living Wage encouraging local employers to do the same.
On May 7, there’s a real risk that we’ll end up with a one-party state with the Lib Dems winning all the seats. Last time they took 82% of the seats with just 48% of the vote. This big disparity means South Cambs Council is rated XXX by supervote.org.uk where ‘X marks the rot’.
A one-party state would mean no debate and no incentive to work hard. Opposition is essential for a healthy democracy!
More Labour councillors means more progressive votes in the Council chamber. As we have seen elsewhere in Cambridgeshire, progressive parties can and do form alliances to run councils — keeping the Conservatives and Reform out. Voting Labour will not let them in!
Voting Labour will put different voices in the room, fresh ideas and a strong debate about how best to serve residents throughout South Cambridgeshire District.
Here’s our full list of candidates so you can see who is standing in your area. Your local ward will be on your polling card sent by the Council.
Balsham: Martin Parker Dixon
Bar Hill: Graeme Hodgson
Barrington: Clare Sinclair
Bassingbourn: Karen Livingston
Caldecote: Judith Tustian
Cambourne: Timothy Hayes and David Williams
Caxton & Papworth: Andrew Perkins
Cottenham: Tom Hingston & Gethin Sanger
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn: Tim Andrews, Chris Bailey and Angela Platt.
Foxton: Lavinia Pugh
Gamlingay: Girody Salvi
Girton: Sarah Johnson
Hardwick: Joe Beastall
Harston & Comberton: Joseph Shortmoor, Helen Haugh and Peter Slavny
Histon & Impington: Simon Patenall and Isaac Rawlings
Linton: Mike Murray and Ernie Turkington
Longstanton: Clare Wilson and Dominic Brigstocke
Melbourn: Bobby Ford and James Bull.
Milton &. Waterbeach: Elizabeth McWilliams, Mary Perkins and Gareth Wright
Over & Willingham: Ian Hunter
Sawston: Anand Pillai
Shelford: Nick Gay and Yvonne Nobis
Swavesey: Barbara Mills
The Mordens: Dan Greef
Whittlesford: Claire Downie.