We're all backing Favour to win on Thursday 22nd May
Kesiena Bayne - Neighbour
Kesiena Bayne of Cow Lane also lives near Favour. She's backing Favour to win because she lives locally and is campaigning for CCTV cameras to make the Cow Lane subway safer.
Rasvinder - Neighbour
Rasvinder Kaur of Hales Court said, "Favour is my neighbour and she is always out and about getting fences repaired and potholes filled. She's a real champion for our area. We'll be voting for her on the 22nd."
Brenda Chance "impressed by Favour"
Brenda Chance of Whitwell Road said, "I have been very impressed by Favour's commitment to our area. She is a local resident that gets things done. I'll be voting for her on the 2nd May."
The Williams family are backing Favour
Tony Williams of Bowmans Green is backing Favour. "We need a Labour councillor that gets things done for local people - not one that's obsessed about Europe", said Tony. "Favour's a worker you can rely on - we'll be voting for her on Thursday."
Favour has been selected as Labour's Candidate for Meriden ward
Favour with her daughter
"I am delighted to have been selected as the Labour candidate for Meriden Ward for the Council elections on 22nd May. I live here in the community with my daughter and am a governor of the local Berrygrove Academy.
Since Christmas I have been knocking on doors and delivering my newsletter. Many of you have told me you feel that Meriden and Garston generally gets a poor deal off the Liberal Democrats, who have become complacent and lazy.
You can see from this web page that I am busy working for you.
I hope you will agree that it's about time Meriden ward had a Labour councillor again who can stand up for local people. If you give me your support on 22nd May, I promise you that I will work tirelessly to make Meriden an even better place for us call to live."
Since Christmas I have been knocking on doors and delivering my newsletter. Many of you have told me you feel that Meriden and Garston generally gets a poor deal off the Liberal Democrats, who have become complacent and lazy.
You can see from this web page that I am busy working for you.
I hope you will agree that it's about time Meriden ward had a Labour councillor again who can stand up for local people. If you give me your support on 22nd May, I promise you that I will work tirelessly to make Meriden an even better place for us call to live."
Anne Joynes - Leggatts
Anne has lived in North Watford for the whole of her life. She is a new candidate having recently retired after a career in secondary education. She is concerned at the speed and volume of traffic in many parts of the ward. Anne is therefore campaigning for a 20 mph limit and safety measures in many residential roads.
Parking problems are also in Anne's sight. Pedestrians, wheelchair users and parents with buggies often have to walk in the road as parked cars are blocking the pavements. She is working with the Parking Shop to address this problem. Working with Cllr Asif Khan, Anne already has a track record of success in imprving the quality of life for local residents. For more about Anne's work or to contact her click here
Parking problems are also in Anne's sight. Pedestrians, wheelchair users and parents with buggies often have to walk in the road as parked cars are blocking the pavements. She is working with the Parking Shop to address this problem. Working with Cllr Asif Khan, Anne already has a track record of success in imprving the quality of life for local residents. For more about Anne's work or to contact her click here
Fred Grindrod - Central
Fred lives in the heart of the community in Central Watford with his young family and in recent years has campaigned for more investment and housing improvements in his area. Central is one of the most hotly contested wards in the town and Fred has come within a handful of votes of winning on two occasions. He believes passionately that residents need a powerful Labour advocate to represent their interests in contrast to the Lib Dem Councillors who constantly put the Mayor's interests before local people. He cites the recent decision to spend £4.5million on the Mayor's pet project around the Pond whilst there is nothing for Queens Road. For more about Fred's work or to contact him click here
Mo Mills - Vicarage
Mo was first elected to the Council last October in a by-election. That seat comes up for election again this May so Mo is back into the fray again. A resident of Chester Road, she is loved by the many parents and now grown up kids she looked after in her time as a community worker. Mo has got stuck into local issues campaigning to clean up the ward which she feels has been neglected for too long by the Mayor and the Liberal Democrats. To get a taste of what Mo has been doing or to contact her, click here
Matt Turmaine - Holywell
Matt is hoping to join Councillors Nigel Bell and Jackie Connal to represent the residents of West Watford on the Council. Matt would like to see better street cleaning in West Watford, where litter goes uncollected for long periods of time and fly tipping remains a problem. Matt strongly opposes the switching off of the street lights and believes that keeping the lights on would help prevent crime and accidents. He is also opposed to the development plans for Rembrandt House, which will create further congestion in a densely populated area of Watford and bring further traffic and parking problems to the Ward. To contact Matt or find out more about his work click here
Guru Awasthi - Callowland
Guru was Labour's candidate in Callowland in 2010 and came within a handful of votes of winning the seat. An engineer by profession, Guru has been out and about talking to residents about the blackout in their streets at night. He wants the lights turned back on.
Guru also wants a new survey of parking in the ward to see if a sensible solution can be found to this problem that the Lib Dems and Greens have given up on. He also wants to work with the Council, owners of shops and shop-keepers to ensure St.Albans Road remains a vibrant shopping area. For more about Guru's work or to contact him, click here.
Guru also wants a new survey of parking in the ward to see if a sensible solution can be found to this problem that the Lib Dems and Greens have given up on. He also wants to work with the Council, owners of shops and shop-keepers to ensure St.Albans Road remains a vibrant shopping area. For more about Guru's work or to contact him, click here.
Seamus Williams - Meriden
He may be Labour's youngest candidate and a student at West Herts College but Seamus already has a track record of action on behalf of Meriden residents as his web page demonstrates. He stood in Meriden last year for Labour and came a close second behind the Liberal Democrat. A Meriden lad, he is well known around the ward and has campaigned for a 20 mph speed limit make streets safer for residents. He is currently engaged with the changes to Meriden Community Centre to ensure that residents wishes are taken on board. To contact Seamus click here
Geoff Pearce - Tudor
Geoff was born in St Helens, Lancashire in 1954. and has lived in Tudor Ward since 2005.He is married with 4 children and 2 grandchildren. In his early years he worked as a factory worker, carpenter and bus driver. For over 20 years he has worked in Local Government with homeless families and families living in temporary accommodation. He was previously on the board of Trustees for a homelessness charity and worked as a host for Hertfordshire Young Homelessness Group. Over the years successfully he has helped many people with their housing problems and written policy and strategy. He is a coaching assistant at Watford Rugby Club and a published author. If elected, Geoff wants to see measures to make streets safer for residents right across the ward, particularly as his children attend Knutsford School. To contact Geoff and see what he has been doing in Tudor click here
Omar Ismail - Woodside
Omar started work in Watford in 2004; he loved the town so much he moved in 2006. He is married with two grown up children. He has a natural willingness to help and work for the community. Having worked as Director of a local voluntary organisation and Trade Union representive- Branch Secretary for Unite the Union- where he developed the skills needed for the honour of representing you. He believes that he has a particular duty to promote the interest of the Woodside residents. If elected, he will act through listening and responding to residents' problems and needs, staying true to his principles and putting the needs and the interest of local people first. He will work to support initiatives that really mean something to local people ensuring a secure and safe future for Woodside.To contact Omar or read about his work click here
Sue Sleeman - Oxhey
Sue is an employment law barrister who lives in Kingsfield Road in the heart of Oxhey. As someone who travels with her job she is outraged that the street lights are turned off when she occasionally arrives home late after a long day in a distant court. As a runner around the ward she is also concerned the state of local pavements and the fact that the Liberal Democrats appear to have given up on Oxhey's parking problems. She is also fed up with the Lib Dems taking credit for improvements at Bushey station that have nothing to do with them. To contact Sue click here
Mark Nicholas - Stanborough
If elected Mark will be proud to represent a community he has lived in for his entire life. He is currently the Press Officer for Watford Amnesty International group and also the Fundraising and Events officer for Watford Hospital Radio.
The reason why he has decided to stand in this election is due to the cuts that are now being imposed by the Tory/Lib Dem government which are effecting local people.
He says this is all happening at a time when the Lib Dems locally refuse to take a cut in their allowances.
If elected, he will serve all the Community and will do his best to improve and enhance the quality of life throughout Stanborough ward. To contact Mark click here
The reason why he has decided to stand in this election is due to the cuts that are now being imposed by the Tory/Lib Dem government which are effecting local people.
He says this is all happening at a time when the Lib Dems locally refuse to take a cut in their allowances.
If elected, he will serve all the Community and will do his best to improve and enhance the quality of life throughout Stanborough ward. To contact Mark click here
Mike Barnes - Nascot
Mike Barnes has lived in Watford for 40 years, half of that in Nascot Ward. He is retired, and worked for Amersham International for 30 years and then as a self-employed consultant in biotechnology for 11 years. His main interest lies in international politics, especially the Israel/Palestine conflict, and he is Secretary of Watford Friends of Salfeet. He believes UK politics are at a crucial point: if the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition has its way, large swathes of our social organisations built up over many years, and especially the NHS, will be privatised or simply abolished under the pretext of a far too rapid reduction of the deficit caused not by the previous Labour government but by the banks whose bonuses and structure are now back to normal.
To contact Mike click here
To contact Mike click here
David Connal - Park
Married to Labour Councillor Jackie Connal they have lived with their family in the heart of Park Ward for over 35 years. They both worked locally and their two sons were both educated in the local primary and secondary schools. He has always taken a keen interest in local affairs and has been a Committee member for the Cassiobury Residents’ Association, with responsibility for the processing of planning applications.If elected, he pledges to work on behalf of all Park Ward residents, in particular and on behalf of all residents of Watford, in general. To contact David click here
Diana Ivory - Meriden Tudor Division County by-election
A retired teacher, Diana lives Balmoral Road in the heart of Tudor ward. She is a daily cyclist and an active member of Watford's cycling club. She is passionately interested in environmental issues and has a particular interest in planning policy not destroying green space. A regular theatre-goer she rarely misses a production at Watford Palace Theatre and is a great supporter of the arts generally. She is pleased to see the use of 20mph zones and other traffic calming to make roads safe for users and residents and wishes to see this extended across residential streets in Watford.
To contact Diana click here
To contact Diana click here
