Local Council Elections 2019
Not long now until the next local elections (May 2nd) and It’s Our City! are being asked what do we think about them this year?
Well we’ve thought long and hard and have decided that our focus at this time must remain on the Sheffield People’s Petition for a Committee System until the deadline of August 24th. (Please sign here if you haven’t already: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sheffield-peoples-petition)
Never miss an opportunity though!
However! IOC! members feel it is still important that our future councillors are able to work towards a representative and transparent council that works for the benefit of our communities, and therefore we would like to encourage you to ask your candidates what they think about these questions based on our community developed pledges of 2018? Because if they don’t hear it from you, then they won’t know how important these things are to you and how to represent you for the next four years.
As our current campaign is aiming to change SCC’s style of governance to a Committee System perhaps that could be one of the main messages of your correspondence with your candidates?
Suggested questions:-
Question 1 – the move to a Committee System
Do you support, and would you work toward, SCC adopting a refreshed Committee-type system of governance that would allow proper public scrutiny, consideration of evidence and an active, meaningful and valued role for all elected Councillors in Sheffield?
Do you agree that local democracy needs to be opened up and improve transparency and accountability to the people of Sheffield?
Question 2 – on representing your ward constituents
Will you actively listen to the people of Sheffield, with care and respect at all times?
Will you act in residents’ interests first, not those of your political party (or the Council Cabinet), and uphold and not misrepresent resident views?
Do you support genuine consultation and involvement, to bring trust and ‘reconnect’ the Council and those it serves?
Question 3 – Building a resilient city
Will you work to make the Council genuinely more collaborative?
Will you aim to promote and assist work that builds on the strengths (and heritage) of Sheffield, by connecting local talent, expertise and dynamism with funding opportunities and other resources?
Question 4 – Outsourcing contracts
What is your view of PFI and other long term contracts and spending public money with private profit- making, companies?
How will you ensure that the interests of Sheffield are protected and prioritised?
Question 5 - Conduct
You will know that you are bound by the Nolan Principles of public office: do you acknowledge that these qualities haven not been in evidence enough in recent times and will you aim to fulfil them as they should be carried out?
Candidates
These are the candidates that have been announced, and their contact details as far as we can find. Some candidates may not have an email in the public domain anyway, so we suggest that you contact their main party email with your named candidate and ‘Sheffield Local Elections’ in the subject line so that it can be forwarded to them. Please update us with any email addresses that you find so that we can add to this table.
Political Party Email Addresses
We would be happy to be updated, corrected and informed on any of this information, so if you know of more direct email addresses please do let us know.
Labour Party [email protected] Labour & Cooperative Party - [email protected] Sheffield Liberal Democrats - [email protected] Sheffield Green Party - [email protected] Sheffield Conservative Party – [email protected] or fill their contact form in: www.sheffieldconservatives.org/contact UK Independence Party – [email protected] Yorkshire Party - [email protected] Democrats & Veterans – [email protected] Socialist Party - [email protected] Women’s Equality Party - [email protected]
Candidate Email Addresses
Park & Abourthorne Candidate Email Labour & Co-operative Party Ben Miskell [email protected] Liberal Democrats Sue Ross [email protected] Green Party Jen Barnard [email protected] Conservative Ann Gay [email protected] UKIP Dennise Dawson [email protected] Yorkshire Party Alex Gerald [email protected] Socialist Party Alistair Tice [email protected]
Beauchief & Greenhill Candidate Email Labour Julie Gledhill [email protected] Liberal Democrats Richard Shaw [email protected] Green Party Graham Marsden [email protected] Conservative Claire Lord [email protected]
Beighton Candidate Email Labour Ian Saunders [email protected] Liberal Democrats Bob McCann [email protected] Green Party Anthony Naylor [email protected] Conservative Steven Winstone [email protected] UKIP Brian Grundill [email protected]
Birley Candidate Email Labour Denise Fox [email protected] Liberal Democrats James Ellwood [email protected] Green Party Alan Yearsley [email protected] Conservative Thomas Oulton [email protected] UKIP Dennis Booker [email protected]
Broomhill & Sharrow Vale Candidate Contact details Labour Chris Ware [email protected] Liberal Democrats Will Sapwell [email protected] Green Party Angela Argenzio [email protected] Conservative Charles Blatt [email protected] UKIP Jeffrey Stephen [email protected] Independent Michael Warner We welcome contact to add their details
Burngreave Candidate Contact details Labour Talib Hussain [email protected] Liberal Democrats Mary Aston [email protected] Green Party Nico Hall [email protected] Conservative Hatau Mozayen [email protected] UKIP Debra Roberts [email protected]
City Candidate Contact details Labour Janet Ridler [email protected] Liberal Democrats Hashim Mahroof [email protected] Green Party Ruth Mersereau [email protected] Conservative Janet Anber [email protected]
Crookes & Crosspool Candidate Contact details Labour & Co-operative Party Cheryl Barrott [email protected] [email protected] Liberal Democrats Tim Huggan [email protected] Green Party Emily Brooke-Davies [email protected] Conservative Thomas Ridgway [email protected] UKIP Karen Adams [email protected]
Darnall Candidate Contact details Labour Mary Lea [email protected] Liberal Democrats Sohail Mohammed [email protected] Green Party Eamonn Ward [email protected] Conservative Dean O’Brien [email protected] UKIP Karen Waddicar [email protected]
Dore & Totley Candidate Contact details Labour David Sedgeley [email protected] Liberal Democrats Joe Otten [email protected] Green Party Dave Applebaum [email protected] Conservative Lesley Blyth [email protected]
East Ecclesfield Candidate Contact details Labour & Cooperative Party Craig Gamble Pugh [email protected] [email protected] Liberal Democrats Victoria Bowden [email protected] Green Party Brian Webster [email protected] Conservative Kevin Mahoney [email protected] UKIP David Booker [email protected] Yorkshire Party Alex Robertson [email protected] National Front Jordan Pont Independent Steven Wilson We welcome contact to add their details
Ecclesall Candidate Contact details Labour Ruth Milsom [email protected] Liberal Democrats Barbara Masters [email protected] Green Party Jason Leman [email protected] Conservative Georgia Mort [email protected] Democrats & Veterans Party John Lowcock [email protected] Women’s Equality Party Megan Senior [email protected]
Firth Park Candidate Contact details Labour Abdul Khayum [email protected] Liberal Democrats Ann Kingdom [email protected] Green Party Amy Mack [email protected] Conservative Samuel Bray [email protected]
Fulwood Candidate Contact details Labour Fouad Al Mohamadi [email protected] Liberal Democrats Andy Sangar [email protected] Green Party Judith Rutnam [email protected] Conservative Michael Barge [email protected] UKIP Hannah Booker [email protected]
Gleadless Valley Candidate Contact details Labour & Co-operative Party Nadia Jama [email protected] [email protected] Liberal Democratss John Dryden [email protected] Green Party Paul Turpin [email protected] Conservative Lewis Elliot [email protected] UKIP Marv Hollingworth [email protected]
Graves Park Candidate Contact details Labour Gareth Slater [email protected] Liberal Democrats Sue Auckland [email protected] Green Party Angela Clemson [email protected] Conservative Mark Finney [email protected] UKIP Stephen Robertson [email protected] Democrats & Veterans Party John Thurley [email protected]
Hillsborough Candidate Contact details Labour George Lindars-Hammond [email protected] Liberal Democrats Stephen Porter [email protected] Green Party Christine Gilligan Kubo [email protected] Conservative Theodore Wrigley [email protected] UKIP David Hollingworth [email protected]
Manor Castle Candidate Contact details Labour Sioned Richards [email protected] Liberal Democrats Tom Hague [email protected] Green Party Ruth Flagg-Abbey [email protected] Conservative Ray Lawrence [email protected] UKIP Yvonne Sykes [email protected] Yorkshire Party Jack Carrington [email protected]
Mosborough Candidate Contact details Labour David Barker [email protected] Liberal Democrats Kevin Oxley [email protected] Green Party Julie White [email protected] Conservative Phillip Kirby [email protected] UKIP Adam Wood [email protected] Yorkshire Party Ben Bancroft [email protected]
Nether Edge & Sharrow Candidate Contact details Labour Mohammad Maroof [email protected] Liberal Democrats Pat White [email protected] Green Party Peter Garbutt [email protected] Conservative Joe Busby [email protected] Democrats & Veterans Party David Gate [email protected]
Richmond Candidate Contact details Labour Dianne Hurst [email protected] Liberal Democrats Diane Leek [email protected] Green Party Cat Hartley [email protected] Conservative Richard Blyth [email protected] UKIP Brian Kus [email protected]
Shiregreen & Brightside Candidate Contact details Labour & Co-operative Party Dawn Dale [email protected] Liberal Democrats Allan Wisbey [email protected] Green Party Milton Pennefather [email protected] Conservative Edward Higgins [email protected] UKIP Tracy Booker [email protected]
Southey Candidate Contact details Labour Mike Chaplin [email protected] Liberal Democrats Chris Tosseano [email protected] Green Party Andrew Hards [email protected] Conservative Alex Noonan [email protected] UKIP Shane Harper [email protected]
Stannington Candidate Contact details Labour Zoe Sykes [email protected] Liberal Democrats Penny Baker [email protected] Green Party Stewart Kemp [email protected] Conservative Adam Allcroft [email protected] UKIP Anthony Sykes [email protected]
Stocksbridge & Upper Don Candidate Contact details Labour Julie Grocutt [email protected] Liberal Democrats Kurtis Crossland [email protected] Green Party David Willington [email protected] Conservative Chris Pepple [email protected] UKIP Graham Waddicar [email protected] Yorkshire Party William Pitt [email protected]
Walkley Candidate Contact details Labour & Co-operative Ben Curran [email protected] Liberal Democrats Rebecca Atkinson [email protected] Green Party Bernard Little [email protected] Conservative Matthew Fender [email protected] UKIP Ian Howarth [email protected] Yorkshire Party Jack Bannan [email protected] Women’s Equality Party Amy Gooding [email protected]
West Ecclesfield Candidate Contact details Labour Lisa Banes [email protected] Liberal Democrats Alan Hooper [email protected] Green Party Kathy Aston [email protected] Conservative Alastair Geddes [email protected] UKIP John Booker [email protected]
Woodhouse Candidate Contact details Labour Jackie Satur [email protected] Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown [email protected] Green Party John Grant [email protected] Conservative William Blyth [email protected] UKIP Rachael Barstow [email protected]
List of candidates as announced on www.sheffield.gov.uk site:- https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/content/dam/sheffield/docs/your-city-council/elections/council-elections-2- may-2019/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-%20SCC%20updated.pdf
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