KURT MCPARTLAND: Conservative Party
LAST year, I lost the election by just 13 votes, but I haven’t sat back in the past 12 months.
I’ve rolled up my sleeves and helped local residents with their problems, volunteered with litter picks and fundraised for charities.
But what has the Labour candidate done over the same period as your councillor? Our market hall remains closed, the old police station has still not been demolished And now she is putting in ‘gender-neutral’ toilets at St John’s Primary School without asking parents.
As the father of a little girl, I believe they need their own space and I will stand up for our children against such woke nonsense.
I grew up in a council house in Copley with my seven other siblings. Times were hard. It’s why I have a strong work ethic today, holding down two jobs, and why I want to be your councillor – to help people and make life just that little bit easier.
As a former Labour voter, I came to realise that they just hold people back. Just look at the state of our town centres, failed services and poor life chances. It’s time for change.
ELEANOR WILLS: Labour Party
IT HAS been a privilege to represent the residents of Dukinfield and Stalybridge, an area that I’ve lived all my life and now raise my three young children in.
The strength of community across Dukinfield and Stalybridge has always been evident and remains a driving factor in my desire to live, work and represent everyone here equally.
I want to continue to be a strong voice for our wonderful community in Dukinfield and Stalybridge.
In recent years as a local representative, I have been responsible for delivering the amazing Stalybridge Street Fest, starting the autism partnership board and opening three new food pantries, as well as opening the new Stalybridge Community Hub.
If elected, I intend to continue with that work and look at the local issues impacting our community such as local crime rates, our local green agenda and access to public transport in and around Dukinfield and Stalybridge.
LINDA FREEMAN: Green Party (no photo submitted)
I HAVE lived in Stalybridge for 20 years and worked in the NHS in Tameside and Trafford.
I am standing so that there is an opportunity to vote Green in this ward.
As a Green councillor, I would want to see real practical progress on Tameside’s recently published Climate Change and Environment Strategy.
It is over two years since a climate emergency was declared in the borough, but as yet we have no definitive action plan.
We have an opportunity to address both climate change and the enormous increases in energy costs through a project on home insulation for warmer homes, lower energy bills and less carbon dioxide.
Improvements to our walking and cycling infrastructure and better cheaper public transport could save on expensive driving, reducing both pollution and CO2.
There are examples to learn from in Green-led councils across the country.