Pam ADAMS,  Julian PRICE and Brett SPARKES are the Labour Candidates for this new ward which includes the comunities of Lower Coleview, Nythe, Covingham and North Liden…

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Congratulations to Jennifer Millin the new Labour candidate for Covingham and Nythe who achieved a very commendable 30.9% of the vote – a significant increase from the 24.8% achieved in 2008.

Speaking after the count Jennifer said:

I’m delighted to have received so many votes and thank the voters of Covingham and Nythe for their trust in me, and for increasing the Labour vote in the ward by 6.3%.  I am disappointed by the result in the Westminster election however.  Victor was an excellent candidate and defended the record of the Labour Government in bringing us through the worst recession for 50 years with comparatively low unemployment and an economy forecast by the OECD to be heading for much faster growth than the rest of Europe.

I’m surprised that electors didn’t remember the 80s  - when much of our industry was sold off and unemployment  broke all records.  Now I fear we face an unprecedented period of austerity.  I hope I’m wrong but we could be faced by a 20-24% increase in VAT, up to £2.00 a litre for fuel,  no more free bus passes in Swindon for pensioners,  no more winter heating allowance, and no more child tax credits. Electors of Covingham & Nythe will look back on the time of prosperity that Labour brought to us during the past 13 years.  They’ll see that the Labour Government more than doubled the funding given to Swindon Borough Council, and saw much of it frittered away on vanity projects.

I hope to serve the people of Covingham as Labour party co-ordinator in the ward and urge you to get in touch with me if there are any issues I can help with or if there is any assistance you can give to Labour’s next campaign.

Jennifer Millin, Labour Candidate, Covingham & Nythe Ward.