Did you vote in the Local Elections?

[Waseley]

It's good that Labour has taken action to encourage less car use. The other major parties just seem to say what they won't do at a local level. At a national level the Tory/LD coalition was particularly useless, and it wasn't until the subsequent Tory government lost in the Supreme Court that this was taken seriously

[singalto]

The candidates for Goose Green ward standing in tomorrow?s election are a mystery apart from Labour. I don?t know who the LD candidates are and assume no other party is standing as I have had absolutely no info from the Tories, Greens etc? It?s ridiculous.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I?m hoping the Tories gets good kicking in local elections personally. I know they?re meant to be about local issues, but in practice they?re likely to be seen as a verdict on Johnson and his cabinet of dunces.

[Spartacus]

I hope Labour gets a good kicking Rah x3 as the election IS about local issues which they don't seem to care about.

[Bic Basher]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> I?m hoping the Tories gets good kicking in local

> elections personally. I know they?re meant to be

> about local issues, but in practice they?re likely

> to be seen as a verdict on Johnson and his cabinet

> of dunces.

That I agree with. They're expected to lose the most seats tomorrow and will hopefully be another foot closer out of the door for Boris.

[Waseley]

Who is this Boris, a mate of yours? You've just encapsulated what a mess we are in when so many of the electorate use the PM's first name and see him as a lovable rogue irrespective of his lack of integrity and moral compass.

[Rockets]

I think overall the Tories will get a kicking nationally, especially considering the electoral pacts that seem to have been made in some areas between Labour and the Lib Dems but Labour could take a kicking in some wards here.

We had another Labour activist knock on our door tonight about our voting intentions and when we said not Labour they ask why and we said the LTNs and the activist said that the LTNs were a big issue in the ward.

Maybe Labour are about to find out how small that small vocal minority they ignored is?..

[Bic Basher]

Waseley Wrote:

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> Who is this Boris, a mate of yours? You've just

> encapsulated what a mess we are in when so many of

> the electorate use the PM's first name and see him

> as a lovable rogue irrespective of his lack of

> integrity and moral compass.

I saw through the act very quickly.

[trinidad]

jamesmcash Wrote:

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> I hope this thread isn't representative of the

> wider Dulwich area, it'd be a Labour wipe-out!

>

> Thanks for an interesting thread. Whoever you

> support, please do try to vote.

>

> See you on the other side.

>

> Best wishes

> James

Hi James, I have voted Lib Dem for the first time in my postal vote, fingers cross for Thursday :)

[trinidad]

legalalien Wrote:

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> A random question that I wonder if anyone knows

> the answer to: if a ward changes hands, what

> happens to outstanding constituency work (emails,

> correspondence etc) - does it get handed over to

> the new councillors, or does everyone have to

> start again by emailing their new councillors?

>

> I have no idea of the answer, but you'd think it

> would make sense to have some sort of handover

> process? Ditto for MPs after a general

> election...

>

> (just wondering what might happen to an

> outstanding email to a current councilor)

I currently have an issue being handled by a councilor, the councilor has told me he is not standing this term, but copied in a fellow councilor who is standing. I am sure there will be a hand-over period for good practice, not sure how this pans out with a change of party color. keep an eye on the results on Friday!!

[trinidad]

Roky Erickson Wrote:

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> I'm in Dulwich Hill and want to vote against the

> LTNs, so obviously cannot vote Labour.

>

> Please can somebody help me, and confirm that the

> Lib Dems would remove the LTNs ? I'm confused at

> this point.

>

> I would rather vote Lib Dem than Conservative, but

> having been a lifelong Labour supporter, I could

> not countenance voting Labour in this election, so

> anything against them is preferable.

Publish in February, but might be of interest: https://dulwichalliance.org/liberal-democrats-dulwich-village/

[trinidad]

Waseley Wrote:

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> And remember folks, this is not a referendum on

> LTNs. Which I very much doubt will be removed.

> Time to move on.

>

> Thanks Trinny BTW, it wasn't your fault the thread

> was hijacked by some.

I don't take it personally, I know LTNs have been a huge issue for many councils, including Southwark.

Its a shame we did not cover other local issues though, such as the amount of council tax we pay, adult social care, pot holes in roads, council housing repairs, libraries, playgroups, schools etc... (I am not suggesting there is anything wrong with any of these services).

[trinidad]

One of the services I would like to see changed is the delivery company medequip. They deliver equipment to children and adults who have a medical and/or health need. They are absolutely useless. Bring the service in house and get rid of this company who charges the local authority a fortune to deliver every single day, and makes vast profits.

[trinidad]

Band B property council tax 2022 - 2023

Southwark council ?1240.20

wandsworth council (one of the cheapest council tax in the country) ?698.59

Lewisham council ?1413.07

Lambeth council ?1291.30

[legalalien]

On a related note, trinidad, with the cost of living crisis front and centre in most people?s minds, I want my local councillors to focus on ensuring the council has good financial management and stewardship and is trying to minimise the cost of council services generally (not just council tax) where they can do so (and I don?t just mean cutting services). There are lots of questions to be asked about details. For example, there?s an item in the most recent forward plan that indicates the council is going to pay more to Veolia to cover the cost of the increase in employer national insurance contributions

https://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=50029115&PlanId=728&RPID=3849436

Why the risk of this increase would rest with the council in an outsourcing arrangement of this type is the kind of question someone needs to be asking.

Less grandstanding about national party policy and more attention to detail, I say. Cllr Mills asked a good question the other day about free school meals. If on a particular day or over a period the child selects food valued less than the daily allowance, is the difference carried over and credited to the child or does the contractor pocket the benefit? See

It seems she is still waiting for an answer.

From watching council meetings during lockdown, the LD?s Adele Morris stands out as a councillor who is very good on this front, in the planning area. She seems to be standing down this time which is a pity.

I?d like more councillors like these whatever their party. Not ones who read out prepared speeches from scripts that seem to have been put together and distributed by party central.

Off shortly to try and get myself some!

[Cyclemonkey]

There is a reason why Wandsworth has very low Council tax - the services aee minimal and you pay extra for everything.

[Nigello]

I?d like to see ultra local committees but a London wide mega council that would operate more like city councils in, say, NYC. Sure, there?d need to be local considerations but the wealth could be spread and all those different services (but which do the same thing, like teaching or collecting rubbish) integrated. Londonb is like a mini country so having a ?parliament? and ?premier? could encourage more voting and participation. And I?ve voted even though I?m suggesting a different MO here.

[JohnL]

Isn't that the Mayors department - or the old GLC

[JohnL]

Cyclemonkey Wrote:

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> There is a reason why Wandsworth has very low

> Council tax - the services aee minimal and you pay

> extra for everything.

Hillingdon is meant to be the flagship tory borough

[Spartacus]

Cyclemonkey Wrote:

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> There is a reason why Wandsworth has very low

> Council tax - the services aee minimal and you pay

> extra for everything.

With someone who has friends in Wandsworth, that's hokum cyclemonkey

Services are just as good, if not better then here

[Spartacus]

As a light touch with everyone shouting at each other today

 

[JohnL]

trinidad Wrote:

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> Band B property council tax 2022 - 2023

>

> Southwark council ?1240.20

>

> wandsworth council (one of the cheapest council

> tax in the country) ?698.59

>

> Lewisham council ?1413.07

>

> Lambeth council ?1291.30

As I said Hillingdon gets a fair bit of praise

Hillingdon ?972.90

[heartblock]

Local issues are paramount in local elections...the thing I noticed in the Herne Hill hustings is when one Dulwich Councillor was answering questions it was all very, very vague and meaningless and they kept referring to central government. I?ve voted Labour for nearly 40 yrs and the current front bench are talentless, self promoting, disgustingly wealthy liars as far as I can see, but they didn?t put 5 LTNs into this area under a premise of Covid 19 Emergency, plan them so poorly that they create areas of wealthy gated communities at the expense of major school and residential streets.

Vote for local issues in local elections.

[bels123]

I can't divorce local from national politics - too much personal pain from finding out what Boris and others in government were doing whilst at the same time I was questioning whether I could visit / hug my terminally ill father.

A strong message needs to be sent to the Conservatives.

[KidKruger]

Where?s the office/site to vote in person ?