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Elections to Thamesdown Council - Thursday 4th May
Information supplied by the candidates standing in Toothill, Freshbrook, Haydon Wick and Moredon Wards

Toothill Ward including Toothill, Westlea, Shaw and Roughmoor
Maurice Peter Peter Barbara
Fanning Mallinson Stoddart Timpson
Labour Party The The Official Liberal
Conservative Conservative Democrat
Maurice is a
well known Candidate Candidate Barbara has
figure after I am 59 years The high level lived in the
eight years on old, a local of Council Tax area for 12
Thamesdown school under Labour in years, with her
Council, five governor and Swindon and husband and
as chairman of have been a Wiltshire two daughters.
Thamesdown Foundation for the town councillor. discourages investment in the town. She has been an active member of
Arts and a campaigner for the Being a local resident and retired, I am committed to cutting the level of the Liberal Democrats for most of
environment. He is chairman of gives me the time and the interest tax as other Conservative Councils this time. "Tories are in disarray,
the Great Western Forest which is to represent the views of all the like Wychavon and Brent have done. and the local Labour have too
planting trees on the Shaw Tip site. residents of Toothill regardless of I am committed to getting the best much of their own way" she says.
their political beliefs. value for money for the people of
I strongly believe that party politics Toothill.
have no place in local government.

Freshbrook Ward including Grange Park

Neil Bristow Irene Cooke Laura Holiday
Liberal Democrat Labour Party The Official Conservative
A Freshbrook resident, Neil Irene has taught in Swindon Candidate
previously represented the schools for many years. As a professional business
area for almost three years. She is married with two woman I am seeking to
This experience is grown up children. Asa raise the profile of Swindon
invaluable for 'Getting local teacher and a mother as a good town in which to
things done". she knows the anxieties of invest. Labour has earned
His key issues are: safety at parents about standards in us the nickname the
Freshbrook Village Centre; schools and rising crime Borough of Thumbsdown
pedestrian safety, especially Worsley Road; rates. Irene believes that only the Labour and that is hurting Swindon. A new,
Lydiard car parking charges; vandalism, graffiti & Party has the commitment to deal with these Conservative council committed to business is
litter; pensioners rights to use bus tokens in problems. needed to really make us the City of the 21st
taxis. century.

Haydon Wick Ward - Elections for Thamesdown Council & Wiltshire County Council

Tel Hudson Jeremy Kelvin King Wiltshire County Council
Liberal Jenkins Labour Party Election
Democrat The Official I have lived in
Lives within Conservative Haydon Wick Ralph Chaplin
the ward at 26 Candidate for four years. Labour Party
Tweed Close. I am standing I am a Ralph is a retired aircraft fitter living
at 32 Haydon Court. During his
As a keen for these qualified
exponent of councils with electrician and working life in the aircraft industry
community one goal: to a lecturer at Ralph has travelled the world,
spending a long period in North
politics. He has acted as lower your Council Tax. Anyone Swindon College in the Electrical
councillor's assistant, helping with who has been to either County Hall Installation Section. I believe we America.
casework for several years or the Civic knows that there is should work with the Parish Also standing (and pictured left)
waste and inefficiency that is Council, Community Association are:
costing you money. I will and other groups, so that we can Tel Hudson - Liberal Democrat
campaign to make sure that you enhance the quality of life of the Jeremy Jenkins - The Official
get value for money. people of Haydon Wick
Conservative Candidate
Moredon Ward including Wood hail Park

Valerie Butt Maureen Caton Phil Rashid
The Official Labour Party Liberal Democrat
Conservative
Maureen has represented the Having lived in Swindon for
Candidate interests of Moredon since over eight years and editing
As Swindon is about to 1987 and was unanimously the Thamesdown Charity
become a unitary authority re-selected by Moredon Newsletter, I have been
we need a Conservative Labour Party to continue as made aware of the
Council that is committed their candidate. Maureen is difficulties confronted by
to providing the most currently chair of Thames- various community groups.
effective services for the down Labour Group and I will regularly produce your
best possible price. Labour's paymasters, the Women's Advisory Panel. Thamesdown Borough newsletter addressing and finding solutions to
trades unions, are committed to inefficiency and Council has chosen Maureen to be Deputy Mayor YOUR problems. My main areas of concern are
waste. Only the Conservatives will stop this. for the next municipal year. housing and the environment.