PEOPLE in Tameside get the chance to decide who they want to represent them on the borough’s council as the area goes to the polls on Thursday, May 7.
Nationally, politics may seem more polarised with the rise of Reform UK on the right and the Green Party on the left.
Many are also billing the ward results as an indication of the country’s feelings about the current Labour government.
But locally, many of the issues remain the same. Will potholes be filled? Will the bins be emptied on time? How will councillors work for my area?
Ahead of this year’s local elections, The Correspondent has asked every candidate standing to supply profiles detailing how they area and their vision for their ward.
Here is the rundown of those standing in Ashton St Michael’s.
Danny Carr (Reform UK)
I AM a lifelong Tameside resident, a happily married family man, and someone who understands the people of Ashton St Michael’s.
With a post-graduate qualification from the University of Salford in employment law policy and practice, alongside a successful career in operations management, I have seen how organisations should work, where they too often fall short and how to correct course.
In my current role within the HR operations team of a national health and social care charity, I see first-hand the pressures facing services and the importance of getting decisions right for both staff and the public.
I am standing for Reform UK because I believe Tameside needs a more accountable, practical and common-sense approach after decades of Labour failure.
I want to help improve children’s and adult services, oppose the blight of local HMOs, and make sure that the people of Ashton St Michaels are heard, respected and represented again.
Bill Fairfoull (Labour)
No profile submitted
Hasnain Mehmood (Independent)
No profile submitted
Morgan Murphy (Green Party)
I AM standing in this election to send a clear message to Labour and the political establishment – working class communities will not be abandoned and injustice will not go unchallenged.
Too many people feel unheard, unrepresented, and completely taken for granted. Politics should be about standing up for ordinary people, improving their lives and challenging injustice wherever it happens.
The Green Party has a clear plan for real change with rent controls, an end to leaseholds, more council homes, a £15-per-hour minimum wage, action to abolish tuition fees and properly funded local services.
Ashton St Michael’s deserves a representative who will stand up, speak honestly, and act with integrity.
I am standing to be that voice.
David Taylor (Conservative Party)
No profile submitted