BOROUGH ELECTIONS MAY 6TH 2021

PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS A BETTER DEMOCRACY FOR & FAREHAM VOTE INDEPENDENT

VOTE GEOFF TOWNLEY

Sarisbury & Fareham / Independent tel: 01489 564626 email: [email protected]

A Message from your Candidate Geoff Townley Dear Resident, I believe that “less is more” in local government and that an open and honest approach should be the aim of all elected officials.

Regrettably this is not how the Fareham Council is run, it is on the verge of being a “rotten borough”, primarily due to the activities of a few individuals, principally the leader of the council Sean Woodward.

Sean Woodward has a litany of complaints made against him which include the bullying of fellow councillors and members of his own party, complaints have been lodged with the Conservative Party Headquarters (still under review), Fareham Borough Council and just recently County Council where he has been found guilty of breaches of conduct.

He and other councillors are barred by the Conservative Party from holding senior positions with the Fareham Association due to their behaviour.

The un-democratic cabinet system, first introduced by Labour, has led to a situation where Councillor Woodward decides which councillors get the lucrative senior councillor positions, he even decided which candidates are selected to stand, he threatens existing councillors with being deselected if they don’t obey him, one councillor was interviewed three times before she retained her position as a candidate for her own seat, which she had held for a number of years, all because he did not approve of her friends.

He coerced some members to get me suspended as Deputy Chairman of Fareham Conservatives as I had the temerity to stand up to him, following a fabricated claim of assault against a female friend of his, Joanne Bull, allegedly by serving Police Officers, which was rejected and a counter allegation against both of them has been left on file by the Police.

He lied about my involvement with the Police Officers when he presented his defence to the HCC disciplinary committee. Yours sincerely

Geoff Townley

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KNOW YOUR TORY CANDIDATE 3. She then conspired with Councillor Woodward to Councillor Woodward is now promoting this same setup a rival display team, Green Rockets Motorcycle female friend Joanne Bull to be your councillor, so what Display Team (aka Solent Stars) this action caused do you know about her:- “The Rockets” to lose their £30,000 grant, which had been approved by FBC & HCC, £15,000 each.This has 1. She was a partner in the The Rockets Children’s caused the Rockets severe financial distress. Motorcycle Display Team, which was setup with two police officers to help children, some of whom have Following the breakdown of that relationship with the disabilities, she became involved with Councillor two police officers, she claimed that one of them had Woodward when the team approached FBC for grant assaulted her, but her claim was rejected following money. a police investigation. She had unlawfully taken a substantial amount of money from the Rockets Team, 2. Following this she wanted to draw a salary of £10,000 leaving them in financial distress, she was taken to pa which the group could not afford, which also went court where she was issued with a CCJ and ordered to against the values of this not-for profit organisation. repay the money.

SOMETHING ABOUT ME and then having become a cricket coach I formed the Colts section at C. C.

I am a member of the “Taxpayers Alliance”, we campaign for better control of councils spending, including excessive pay for senior management, especially the “Town Clerks” who have been retitled “Chief Executives” and vanity projects.

I have been a supporter of Conservative values which mean “small government”, low taxes and self-reliance, but with a social duty. I am disgusted that Fareham Conservatives have claimed for £10,000 as Covid 19 compensation, when they FIRST GOOD REASON only have one part time employee and many self-employed ION have ONE lived in OR various TWO parts of Fareham since people have received nothing. 1959LINES and have lived in the Western Wards sinceFour lines 1980. of text about what issues/projects/ policies you’ve already done or are doing or I want local taxpayers to get better value for money by making will be doing in your ward/area. Four lines of local government more efficient and reducing unnecessary textI had about been what issues/projects/policiesrunning my own business since bureaucracy, I have worked with Fareham Borough Council you’ve1995, already having done or previously are doing or will worked be as an and I have first-hand knowledge of senior managers engineer and then a senior manager for shortcomings, in particular within the planning and building British Gas. control departments, and their inability to manage large scale construction projects, such as Collingwood House and I have a keen interest in supporting sport Sylvan Court, where they exhibited a shocking lack of ability in the area, playing cricket for Locks Heath in controlling Design and Build contractors.

SUITABLE FOR OFFICE The taxpayers of Fareham are now facing a possible £10,000,000 bill for the construction of the new Junction 10 It is my considered opinion that neither on the M27 which will serve Wellborne, when it should be Joanne Bull or Sean Woodward are fit and paid for by the developers and/or the government, who are proper people to represent the people of forcing us to take 6,000 (and counting) new homes, but this Fareham, so if you believe in democracy information is not being shared with the councillors outside of and want a councillor who will stand up for the select few. you no matter what your political beliefs are, then please support your local independent I support the organisation Save Our Strategic Gaps and conservative candidate and vote for Geoff also seek to limit the over-development of Fareham and Townley. surrounding areas.

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