ANDREA COLBOURNE: Conservative Party
GODLEY residents tell me that their main local concern is the destruction of our beautiful countryside under plans to build thousands of houses at Godley Green.
Listening to you, I have campaigned from the beginning to protect our green fields.
As a mother of two living in Godley, I would like to see a councillor actually stand up for our area for a change.
That is why I am putting myself forward for election – to be the voice we need, working on your priorities, and making our Godley a cleaner and greener place in which to live.
Last year, I was only 52 votes away from becoming your councillor.
If every one of you who agrees with me that we should protect Godley Green lends me their vote this May, then we can do it.
We can have a councillor who will actively campaign for you and your family’s priorities.
Every single vote will count. Don’t leave it to your neighbour – they might be leaving it to you.
We can win this election and we can make sure we have a hard working councillor standing up and speaking up for our area.
Don’t just hope for a better councillor – vote for one!
DAVID MCALLISTER: Labour Party
MY NAME is David McAllister I am writing to introduce myself as I have the honour to be the Labour candidate for the May 5 local elections.
I have had the pleasure of living in Hyde for 22 years. It was in 2002 I that I moved down from Scotland and settled in Hyde with my wife and two children.
Since then, I have endeavoured to make myself a valuable and productive member of the community.
It was important to me to give back to such a welcoming neighbourhood. I have proudly worked for our NHS for more than 20 years as a healthcare assistant.
It is very rewarding working for our NHS because I get to meet and support so many different individuals.
I am also a Unison steward and branch secretary. These roles have made me keenly aware of the troubling issues that people face on a daily basis.