Slough’s Labour Councillors have today launched their manifesto for the 2016 local election along with our full list of candidates. Our team reflects the diversity of our great town, with a candidate for every generation with our youngest being 23 and our oldest 79. Following on from our previous success of encouraging more women into politics over a third of our candidates in 2016 will be female.
The 12 months since the last local elections have seen a number of significant improvements across the Borough. We have supplied social and affordable housing to help meet local need, invested £6m in providing school places for local children, improved our parks, installed 86 new CCTV cameras, begun rolling out LED street-lighting for the whole borough and developed an ambitious Leisure Strategy to get local people more active more often
Our manifesto for 2016 sets out Slough Labour’s agenda to keep on delivering for the town. The Labour Group pledges to keep investing in and improving Slough and have made specific commitments to:
Build 500 new homes with 50% of these being social and affordable homes, the remainder being available to rent and buy
Start the construction of three new community hubs in Elliman, Manor Park and Langley
Start the construction of the town’s flagship new leisure centre, complete the refurbishment of our ice arena, and bring Slough Town FC back home with the completion of the towns Community Sports Facility at Arbour Park
Continue to work with the police to consolidate the significant reductions in crime over the past 7 years and keep Slough one of the safest urban areas in the Thames Valley
Install further CCTV cameras and continue gating problem alleys to tackle anti social behaviour and fly-tipping
Plant 250 new trees and deliver major parks improvements including the installation of green gyms and ‘trim trails’
Support the early evening economy in the town by opening The Curve and continue to support businesses to locate and grow in Slough to expand job and training opportunities for local people
Councillor Rob Anderson, Leader of SBC said;
“Today we set out our offer for the 2016 elections, and our promises to the people of Slough. If re-elected in May Labour councillors will once again deliver an ambitious, transformational agenda for Slough. We have not held back on our aspirations for Slough and it’s because of this ambition that we are well placed to drive our town forward and deliver the investment and improvement our town and its residents deserve.”
Councillor James Swindlehurst, Deputy Leader of SBC and Cabinet member for regeneration said:
“Decisions taken in difficult times mean that Slough is now transforming as a place and residents are starting to see the benefit of our strong stewardship of the Council. The next 24 months will see Labour deliver ambitious regeneration projects across the town, the social and affordable homes residents need, park improvements and green gyms and build new community hubs across Slough.’