Ellen Osa (Walcot) and Joe Tray (St Philips) captured seats on Thursday for the Labour Party, and many Labour Candidates came close to unseating their Tory or LibDem opponents. Success was also celebrated by Jenny Millin (Mordeon) and Steve Wakefield (Toothill & Westlea) who retained seats which were won by the Conservatives in 2007. Labour [...]

Remember that Labour will: Support jobs with money raised from repeating the bank bonus tax – not hold back recovery with the VAT rise and cuts that will put almost one million workers out of their jobs. Protect police numbers – not cut them while wasting £100 million on new elected police commissioners. Protect your [...]

In 2009 Swindon became the first city to be twinned with Disney world.  Last month it was confirmed that Swindon Borough Council has accumulated £63 million in debt in just 2 years, while at the same time shelling out needlessly on ‘Micky Mouse Projects’. Swindon has had to cope with a cut of £12 million (19%) [...]

Cllr Ellen Osa, who won Walcot for Labour in May 2011, points to the massive level of cuts inflicted by the GOVERNMENT on SWINDON at a time with neighbouring councils get off much more lightly.

I am delighted to be standing as Labour’s candidate for Walcot in the 2011 local elections on May 5th 2011. I run my own business and currently chair two local community groups in Swindon. If elected I will work hard all year round to tackle your priorities for Walcot: Tackling anti social behaviour and cutting crime Repairing our roads [...]