Vote Hadleigh and David TODAY

Westmoreland looks to be an exiting 5-way split, with 9 candidates from 5 different parties hoping to win 2 seats.

The polling stations are open for the local B&NES elections today until 10pm. Most people who intend to vote will have made up their minds which candidates and parties they will favour. But there may be some of you who remain ‘undecided’, feeling unsure who to vote for.

So, what can we say to you that might influence your decision in our direction? Many things, we think, but two in particular.

First, while all our opponents represent worthy causes, to which we also subscribe –  to make Westmoreland a cleaner and happier area; to attend better to environmentally-specific matters; to address more effectively traffic flow problems in the ward; to manage the council’s budget efficiently – we are the only candidates who are standing for election on an explicit fairness and justice platform. That is to say, we want to be councillors in order to address local concerns in ways that privilege the less well off members of the ward, which means we would contest any cuts in council expenditure that threaten to diminish the quality of life of its most vulnerable residents.

And, second, if elected, we would work tirelessly within the area to help build a community whose members live together, freely, in a spirit of tolerance and respect. So, in addition to representing responsibly the ward’s interests at council meetings, we would create new opportunities within Westmoreland itself for its residents to lobby us about issues which concern them, beginning with holding regular public meetings and frequent surgeries and establishing a website to assist the exchange of views and foster debate about matters of common concern.

You’ll have two votes for two Councillors: Vote Labour
Vote David HALPIN
Vote Hadleigh ROBERTS