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HILLINGDON CONSERVATIVES
PUTTING
RESIDENTS FIRST
The Conservative Manifesto for the London Borough of Hillingdon Council Elections on
22 May 2014
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CONTENTS A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE LEADER OF
HILLINGDON COUNCIL 1
A MESSAGE FROM BORIS JOHNSON 2
OUR PEOPLE 3
OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 5
OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT 6
OUR HERITAGE AND CIVIC PRIDE 7
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 8
THE CHOICE AT THIS ELECTION 9
YOUR HILLINGDON CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES 10
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE LEADER OF HILLINGDON COUNCIL
Dear Resident,
Now recognised in a
number of areas of activity as one of
the best councils in the Country, Hillin
gdon Council is
financially stable and well managed. No-o
ne of whatever
political colour can deny this if they are hon
est.
Over the past four ye
ars, despite significant reductions in
financial support from Central Governme
nt, whilst other
councils cut services and facilities, unde
r the control of
Hillingdon Conservatives our Council has
continued to go
from strength to strength, providing even
better services
and facilities for the residents of the Borou
gh.
The next four years
will be difficult for local authorities with f
urther reductions in
funding already announced but in Hillingdo
n, unlike the local Labour Group who have
demonstrated a lack of even basic m
athematical ability, the Conservative
Administration have a record of achievem
ent and financial management that is the
envy of many councils and we are well place
d to deal with the challenges ahead.
I am proud of our rec
ord of achievement over the past twelve ye
ars and am happy to
be judged on that record on 22nd May. Po
liticians will always make promises but in
Hillingdon the Conservative Administration
have an enviable record of delivery
matched by no other party.
I have lived in Hillingdon all of my life and I
am proud of the people, the environment
and the heritage of this Borough and whi
lst it is possible to fill pages with details
listing our achievements and our intent
ions; this manifesto covers four broad
themes:
• Our People
• Our Natural and Built Environment
• Our Heritage and Civic Pride
• Financial Management
This election is about what is best for the p
eople of Hillingdon in the years ahead and
which political party has the proven ability
to deliver. It is easy to whinge and whine
but it takes a managed well structured an
d financially competent administration to
actually deliver. Yes we do understand finan
ce and business process – but above all
we understand our people, their aspirations
and concerns.
For us it really is about, “Putting Residents
First”“Putting Residents First”
“Putting Residents First”“Putting Residents First”
RAY PUDDIFOOT MBE CONSERVATIVE LEADER, HILLINGDON COUNCIL
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A MESSAGE FROM BORIS JOHNSON
Ray Puddifoot and his team of Conservative Councillors have transformed Hillingdon Borough.
With superb leisure facilities, more green flag parks and open spaces than any other local authority in the country and the amazing achievement of rebuilding or refurbishing every one of its libraries as well as freezing Council Tax year after year.
The support that Hillingdon provides for its older residents is unique in London and its plans to build more youth clubs, a theatre and a museum are a testament to what can be achieved through strong political leadership and good financial management.
Boris Johnson
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OUR PEOPLE We will continue to put you, the people of this Borough at the
heart of all we do. We are elected to serve you and we put
residents first. Amongst the things we will do are:
• The Leaders’ Initiative for Older Residents will continue,
which has delivered amongst other things free burglar
alarms, the brown badge scheme for over 65s and support
for Older Peoples’ clubs and associations. The Leader of the Council will also
remain as the Older Persons’ Champion. We will provide free allotments and
swimming lessons for the over 65s and free telecare initially for over 80s and
by 2017 for those over 75.
• Every child in the borough, from North to South will have the best start in life
with a place at a primary school as close to their home as possible.
• We will provide a fund of £400,000 to promote and support sport and
activity for all – from our youngest to our oldest residents.
• We will build on the success and popularity
of the Hillingdon First Card expanding its use
and benefits.
• Improve the Hillingdon First Time Buyers’
Scheme helping our young people, with at
least 10 years residency in the Borough, by
increasing the property value threshold to
£250,000.
• Increase spending on Children’s Social Care and those moving through to
Adult Services by nearly £2,500,000.
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OUR PEOPLE • Increase spending on Adult Social Care by £4,300,000.
• Maintain our policy of the best person for the job regardless
of sex, age, race or other factors.
• Work with Jobcentre Plus to continue successful changes to
Welfare Reform and with Uxbridge College to enhance skills
resulting in employment opportunities.
• Invest even more in providing facilities and activities for our younger
residents.
• We will use our network of Street Champions, not only to report problems but
to ensure that their local knowledge is available to us when formulating
policy. In particular we will link Street Champions with Neighbourhood Watch
Schemes.
• Continue to work closely with the police,
providing funding for additional police
officers to target crime and anti-social
behaviour across the whole of Hillingdon.
• Deliver improved public health and
enhance the service jointly provided by
our health partners and social services.
We will achieve this by working in
partnership and directly managing the
Better Care Fund budget.
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REMEMBER
O n l y C o n s e r v a t i v e
Councillors have the ability
and commitment to deliver
both strong financial
management and services
for our residents.
OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Hillingdon now has more parks and open space land under green
flag status than any other local authority in the UK. The protection
of our environment continues to be a priority. We will:
• Continue to deliver the popular Chrysalis programme investing
£1million a year in environmental projects including alley gate
security schemes put forward by residents.
• We will continue to lead on and support local residents once again threatened
by the proposal to build a 3rd and possibly a 4th runway at Heathrow.
• Whilst not campaigning to close Heathrow we agree, on this occasion with local
MP John McDonnell when he says, “We will need to counter the threat to jobs
campaign that has been funded by Heathrow Airport in the Back Heathrow
Campaign”. We will do this by dealing in a strong and robust manner with the
airport operators spurious threat to close the airport and create unemployment
if they are not given the go ahead to build a third runway. The best way to deal
with a bully is to stand up to them. We are the only party in Hillingdon with the
ability and courage to do this.
• Continue to lead on and support local residents campaigning against the ‘White
Elephant’ that is the current HS2 proposal regardless of how much it costs or
how long it takes to defeat this folly. We welcome the late arrival of other
parties to this cause.
• We will continue to improve our parks and
open spaces including Cranford Park and
Swakeleys Park.
• Continue to promote a Civic Pride in the
natural environment, encouraging both
protection and enjoyment of this precious
asset.
• Continue the popular and easy to use weekly refuse, recycling, green, textile
and food waste collection that is the envy of other boroughs. No Charges, No
Fines, No Chips, No Multi Coloured Bins.
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OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT Hillingdon now has some of the best leisure facilities in London and
in these times of financial cutbacks is the only local authority in the
country to have rebuilt or refurbished all of its libraries.
• We will build a Borough Museum with free entry to all Hillingdon
residents.
• We will continue our Primary school expansion programme, the largest in London,
and will extend this to include Secondary schools to provide sufficient places for
the expanding school population.
• We will build a 1,200 seat, state of the art theatre and music auditorium in
Uxbridge.
• We will build a further three Young People’s
Centres across the Borough.
• As the NHS does not have the funding we
will build a new, much needed Health Centre
in Yiewsley and let it to local GP practices.
• Continue to work to provide good quality
housing and management to our residents.
• We will exceed over the next 4 years the targets set out in the London Plan for
both affordable and new housing units.
• Continue to defend our residents against inappropriate development, such as the
recent Powerday proposal, from both builders and the Government regardless of
its political colour.
• Continue to invest millions of pounds in improving roads and footpaths in the
Borough.
• Carry on our programme of road safety initiatives and new pedestrian crossings,
working closely with local residents.
• Provide support to our key town centre shopping areas such as Harefield and
Hayes, including the provision of new shop front grants.
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OUR HERITAGE AND CIVIC PRIDE Hillingdon has a rich heritage and history within its boundaries
which we will endeavour to protect. We will promote and
encourage a sense and feeling of Civic Pride in Hillingdon and
its people, past and present.
• We will continue, through the Hillingdon Improvement Programme, to fund
projects and events that celebrate our heritage and promote Civic Pride.
• We will provide a Borough Museum to display the history of the area that
makes up the Borough of Hillingdon.
• Continue our blue plaque scheme to commemorate famous people who have
lived or worked in the Borough.
• Build on our Pride of Place work by
encouraging Street Champions and
Neighbourhood Watch Schemes to engage
with us on Chrysalis Projects, and further
the links with the Local Policing Model.
• Work to make Hillingdon a place where
people are proud to live.
• Work with the RAF to preserve the Battle of Britain Bunker on the former RAF
site and continue our long standing relationship with those in the armed
forces, past and present.
• Promote and support local celebration of events of national importance.
• Continue to maintain and renovate the public war memorials in the Borough
and create a new memorial in St Andrew’s Park to commemorate Hillingdon
residents who have fallen in conflicts since WW2.
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The Hillingdon Improvement Programme (HIP) has reduced the
cost of running the Council by £76 million in the last four years,
allowing us to improve facilities and services as well as freeze
Council Tax.
Going forward only the Conservative Administration have the
knowledge, ability and proven track record in financial management which will
be essential in the years ahead.
We will:
• Freeze Council Tax for those over 65 for a
further 5 years (12 years in all).
• Maintain the Council Tax freeze for all
residents for at least a further 2 years (7 years
in all). The last time Labour were in charge in
Hillingdon the rise was 12%!
• Through HIP we will continue the drive to operate more efficiently to achieve
the savings required whilst maintaining the level of service and facility
provision to residents.
• Hillingdon residents using the Hillingdon First card will continue to enjoy the
cheapest car parking in London.
• Council fees and charges have been frozen for years. We will continue to
recognise the effect of the economic recession on our residents and either
maintain the freeze or keep any increase to a minimum.
• Continue to provide financial support to voluntary sector groups in the
Borough.
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THE CHOICE AT THIS ELECTION On 22nd May the choice for our residents is clear. In
the current economic climate Hillingdon needs to
retain a strong Council with good management and
sound financial ability.
It is easy to forget the state of Hillingdon when Labour were last in power:
X A council tax increase of 12%.
X A budget with a projected shortfall of £13million.
X Green belt areas threatened by building schemes and traveller
incursions.
X No provision for replacing out of date facilities.
X Falling standards of service provision throughout the Borough.
To be honest there is simply not a credible alternative in Hillingdon amongst the
smaller parties and individuals seeking election, particularly at a time when
strong leadership and financial management is required.
In Hillingdon, the Conservatives have delivered substantial improvements in
services and facilities as well as freezing tax and charges.
The choice is yours The choice is yours The choice is yours The choice is yours ---- keep going forward with Hillingdon Conservatives keep going forward with Hillingdon Conservatives keep going forward with Hillingdon Conservatives keep going forward with Hillingdon Conservatives
or risk going backwards with a vote for any other party.or risk going backwards with a vote for any other party.or risk going backwards with a vote for any other party.or risk going backwards with a vote for any other party.
KEEP MOVING FORWARD
NO GOING BACK
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YOUR CONSERVATIVE COUNCIL CANDIDATES
BRUNEL ROY CHAMDAL RICHARD MILLS BRIAN STEAD
BARNHILL GORDON FEWKES PAUL O’CONNOR SARWAN SEER
CHARVILLE FARHAD CHOUBEDAR NEIL FYFE MARY O’CONNOR
HAREFIELD HENRY HIGGINS JANE PALMER
HILLINGDON EAST WAYNE BRIDGES ALAN CHAPMAN PAT JACKSON
MANOR MIKE MARKHAM DOUGLAS MILLS SUSAN O’BRIEN
NORTHWOOD HILLS JONATHAN BIANCO DUNCAN FLYNN JOHN MORGAN
SOUTH RUISLIP JEM DUDUCU ALLAN KAUFFMAN JUDY KELLY
UXBRIDGE NORTH GEORGE COOPER RAY GRAHAM DAVID YARROW
WEST DRAYTON DOMINIC GILHAM BARRY HARTNESS NAMAN PUREWAL
YEADING GRAHAM HORN ARTHUR PRESTON CHERYL SHAUGHNESSY
CAVENDISH TEJI BARNES EDDIE LAVERY MICHAEL WHITE
BOTWELL CAITLIN JONES CAM MCKIRBY CHRISTOPHER SMALLWOOD
EASTCOTE & EAST RUISLIP CATHERINE DANN NICK DENYS REBECCA HAGGAR
HEATHROW VILLAGES SIMON ARNOLD ALAN DEVILLE HEENA MAKWANA
ICKENHAM JOHN HENSLEY RAY PUDDIFOOT DAVID SIMMONDS
NORTHWOOD RICHARD LEWIS CAROL MELVIN SCOTT SEAMAN-DIGBY
PINKWELL ZARA ALBRIGHT KELLY BRIDGES THOMAS HARDINAGE
TOWNFIELD NICOLA BRIGHTMAN HARRISON MCMANUS SAM ROGERSON
UXBRIDGE SOUTH KEITH BURROWS JUDITH COOPER GEORGE PITTAWAY
WEST RUISLIP PHILIP CORTHORNE BRIAN CROWE JOHN RILEY
YIEWSLEY PETER DAVIS IAN EDWARDS SHEHRYAR WALLANA
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