STEPHEN HOMER: Labour Party
Hi, I’m Stephen Homer – a 51-year-old father of four grown up children.
I’m a driving instructor for a living a job I absolutely love. I have lived in Mossley for the past 31 years and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
I was elected as Labour Councillor for Mossley in 2018 and it’s been an absolute privilege and honour to represent Mossley on Tameside Council.
In my time as Councillor, I have worked hard to make the town a better place and have worked with others in organising the town’s Christmas lights switch on.
I have successfully campaigned with others and spoken at planning panel to have inappropriate residential development such as Greaves St, Brookfields and Stamford Road rejected.
I set up a business watch WhatsApp group and work closely with the police to help tackle anti-social behaviour.
I have also been working on a project to bring the Egmont St changing rooms back into use as a community cafe making the whole area a much more usable space.
If re-elected on May 5, I hope to continue that work and get stuck into some new projects.
HATTIE THOMAS: Women’s Equality Party
MY NAME is Hattie and I’m a single mum who works full time as a teacher.
Like many women in Mossley, I have to balance my job with childcare and my financial situation.
I want Tameside Council to commit to investing in affordable childcare services so that families get the support they need and women are able to take up work, education and other opportunities.
I lost my job when I was six months pregnant and I am not alone, I have spoken to many women who have had similar experiences.
I will lobby for more employment security and opportunities for pregnant women and those who have recently had children.
I am standing for election because I want all women and girls to be safe in their homes and their communities. Equality benefits all of society.
Mossley needs a voice that prioritises women’s safety and affordable childcare, to ensure equality for all.
ANDREW HAY: Conservative Party
HELLO, my name is Andrew Hay, I have been self-employed most of my adult life and I have lived in Mossley for over 20 years.
Mossley has always been a special place with its industrial history and lovely countryside and green spaces.
I have seen the large new developments take place and understand life changes and if managed correctly can be for the good of the community.
I do not believe we should be destroying our green belt and we must build on brownfield sites first.
I am proud to be representing the Conservative party in the area that I live, as I believe the majority of residents of Mossley would like to see someone with the drive and passion for the area that they live.
CHRISTINE CLARK: Green Party
I HAVE lived in Mossley all my life working within my family’s confectionery/grocery business.
I later worked for Tameside Council’s Social Services for people with learning difficulties.
I am standing to give the people of Mossley, as I have for a score of years, the opportunity to vote for a Green candidate.
As a Green councillor I would work to progress Tameside’s recently published Climate Change and Environment Strategy.
And given the dramatic increase in the cost of living, the obvious actions to pursue are firstly home insulation – for warmer homes, lower energy bills and less carbon dioxide.
Secondly, improvements to the walking and cycling infrastructure and better and cheaper public transport, to save on rising fuel costs and reduce both pollution and CO2.
Green-led councils across the country are already working on these issues.