WHO THEY ARE WHAT THEY SAY HOW TO VOTE On 10 June 2004, you, the residents and voters of Greater London will be Who am I voting for? able to vote in elections to choose: The Mayor of London has powers over a wide range of services in London, ■ The Mayor of London including: transport; policing; fire and safety; urban regeneration; economic ■ 25 members of the London Assembly development; and arts and culture. ■ Nine members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to represent London This booklet contains information to help you decide who you want to vote How do I vote? for and how to vote. In the election for the Mayor you have two votes – one for a first choice On page 1, opposite, there is an explanation of the role of the Mayor of and one for a second choice. You will be given a ballot paper like this: London, including a picture of the ballot paper and details of how to vote. Mark an X in the first column next to On pages 2 to 21, there is more detailed information from each of the the name of the person who is your first candidates who want to be Mayor on what they would do if they were choice for Mayor of London. If you do elected. The contents of these pages are the candidates’ own responsibility. not vote in this column, your ballot On page 22 there is an explanation of the role of the London Assembly, paper will not be counted. along with details of how to vote and a picture of the ballot paper. On pages Mark an X next to the name of the person 23 to 26, we have listed the candidates for Constituency and London-wide who would be your second choice for Assembly members. Mayor of London. If you do not vote in Finally, on page 27, there is an explanation of the role of the European this column, your first choice vote will Parliament, including how to vote and what the ballot paper looks like. still be counted. If you vote twice for On pages 28 to 29, London’s European Parliamentary candidates are listed. the same candidate, your second vote will not count. Do not mark more than one X in each column – your votes will not be counted if you do. Do not fold your ballot paper. Anthony Mayer Greater London Returning Officer How the votes work Regional Returning Officer – London region If one candidate gets more than half of the first choice votes, he or she is the winner. Mayoral candidate information pages: If no candidate gets more than half of the first choice votes, all candidates Frank Maloney 2-3 Darren Johnson 12-13 except the two with the most are ruled out of the contest. The ballot papers Steve Norris 4-5 Dr Tammy Nagalingam 14-15 of those voters whose first choice vote was for an eliminated candidate are Ram Gidoomal C.B.E. 6-7 Lorna Reid 16-17 then examined. Any second choice votes from these ballot papers for the two Ken Livingstone 8-9 Simon Hughes 18-19 remaining candidates are added to their scores. Whoever of the two remaining Julian Leppert 10-11 Lindsey German 20-21 candidates then has the most first and second choice votes is the winner. 1 2 3 4 5 London expects crime to be tackled: I will lead the drive to make London a safer place for all and to restore public confidence in the police and legal system. Our children deserve the best: As Mayor, I'll see that through education children are given a framework of learning and both moral and personal values. London needs 130 new schools. I will see they have a Christian/Faith foundation. Six out of the ten of Britain's poorest boroughs are still in London despite 4 years of the GLA. This is intolerable: I will use my business expertise to establish a £500 million London Regeneration Fund to bring new life and jobs to the capital. The divide between rich and poor has to be tackled. It should be possible for London to have an coherent, integrated transport system: This is still not happening. I will “ see that it does. As Mayor I will do all I can to bring Christian values of justice, integrity, compassion and reconciliation. Far from being a weakness, our diversity is a cause of celebration Ram Gidoomal C.B.E. and a source of strength. From a corner shop in Shepherd’s Bush aged 16, to the top of a £150 million multi-national employing 7,000 people, Phone Ram Gidoomal on: "Ram has that rare combination Ram Gidoomal now puts his energies into improving life 0208 408 9304 of business acumen and an for thousands of Londoners through running job skills or see him at: entepreneurial flair and social programmes, and as an advisor to Government, business, www.ramgidoomal4london.com commitment to building a better the health service and the voluntary sector. or Email him at: London." JOHN WHITNEY [email protected] Capital Radio's first Chief Executive London deserves better than to be kicked around Please give Ram Gidoomal C.B.E. your 1st Vote for Mayor b left, right and centre by the main political parties. That’s why I am standing, to give Londoners a choice of something different. Ram Gidoomal “Competence and accountability are needed more than PR CHRISTIAN peoples ALLIANCE and politicians. As Mayor of London I pledge to deliver Promoted and published by Peter Flower on behalf of Ram Gidoomal both of them. both at 14 The Causeway, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5RS 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DR TAMMY NAGALINGAM MANIFESTO CONTACT TRANSPORT: Review and make changes to all aspects and provide best value for money to all – businesses, residents and commuters. Congestion charging – have 29 TELLSON AVENUE LONDON SE18 4PD it between 7am and 9.30am only. Raise revenue by other means. No big lorries or PO BOX 22110 4ZH between 6am and 6pm in central London. Persuade councils not to have too http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/we_londoners many one way systems and too many road ramps in smaller roads. Environmental e-mail: [email protected] pollution is caused by the length of time a vehicle is driven. London’s economy is very important. Small businesses should not be hindered by double yellow lines on the non-business side of roads. Bus lane problems need sorting. HISTORY ENVIRONMENT: The Mayor needs to see that the environment should not cause MEDICAL: MBBS, DPH, FRIPH health hazards. Who would be better than a doctor trained in the speciality? Public health is a matter for the Borough councils. The Mayor can help them here. COMPUTING: HNC, HND, Networking It would save the NHS money and get our city clean. IT: Diploma in Digital Communications, CAD/CAM, Mechatronics. POLICING: Provide sufficient funds for recruiting and training officers. Have better street lighting in alley-ways and corners of trouble spots. Get councils to provide MUSIC: LOCM, LOCF (Sound engineering) CCTV in problem council estates and other problem areas. TRAINED: Business studies, Media software, Real Estate, Environment and With due attention to other areas under control of the Mayor: public health. Planning – London Development Agency (LDA) EXPERIENCE: Liaison ability and advisory roles with various sectors in hospital; Land use – Spatial Development Agency with parents and school heads as a school doctor to normal and Promoting London special schools, nurseries and child protection teams. Can help London Boroughs provide better services. Ran a private nursing Capital expenditure for the 4 functional bodies – Police, Emergency Planning home and a private blood bank. Currently self employed. Provided Authority, LDA and Transport for London ideas to solve BSE, oil strike, no Iraq war. Worked in most hospitals Culture, sport and the media (the Olympics, celebrate St George’s Day in Hyde Park in London over the last 30 years. Knows London well. which I have tried to make happen over the last 2 years) Use of Trafalgar and Parliament Squares OTHER: Self made. Gave up 3 continents to live in the middle of a council estate in London for the past 16 years. Knows the problems well. Liaising with other organisations Car owner who used public transport as sole method of transport for 50% of the Mayor’s salary will be donated to a new charity the past 4 years. Knows transport problems well. to improve Public and Environmental Health. HOBBIES: Gardening, music, dancing, technology, Ikido. Prepared by Dr Tammy Nagalingam, 29 Tellson Avenue, London SE18 4PD as her own agent 14 15 Vote Lorna Reid for London Mayor June 10 manifesto for London My message toLondon’s political elite... Crime & anti-social behaviour – Further increasing police numbers “We live here too!” will achieve nothing unless they are made answerable to the local communities Dear voter, they are meant to serve. Communities must be politically supported in tackling anti-social behaviour, not left to fend for themselves against persistent offenders. My aim on June 10 is to give a political voice to the We also need to invest in facilities for young people and in treatment for those millions of working class people in London whose concerns are ignored by all the mainstream parties. looking to escape drug addiction. While out-of-touch politicians battle for the London’s housing crisis – The capital is in the grip of a housing crisis, ‘middle ground’ and the votes of ‘middle England’, with property prices beyond the reach of most Londoners.