Bristol mayoral newspaper 2016

OUR PLAN Charles Lucas sets out how

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Voting Conservative will improve Bristol for all Bristol Mayoral challenger Charles Lucas, together with 70 Conservative Councillor candidates, will secure a better, brighter future for our City.

On 5th May you can vote for a strong, united Conservative team to bring competent leadership focused on delivering a clear plan to improve Bristol for all. Mayoral challenger Charles Lucas has set out six key commitments to benefit local people; transforming transport, building more homes, economic growth, more school places, improved healthcare and making the Mayor more accountable.

To deliver on Charles’ ambitious plan will need a strong, experienced and effective team of Conservative Councillors working with him.

Charles writes, “We need a Mayor for all of Bristol who is focused on serving the whole City – not just particular interest groups and areas. That’s why it is so important that as well as voting for me, you support hardworking local Conservative candidates, ensuring your community in Bristol gets its voice heard in City Hall.”

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A PLAN TO BENEFIT EVERY COMMUNITY IN BRISTOL ■ Transforming transport, by delivering the infrastructure investment we need and stopping the tinkering we don’t.

■ Building more homes, targeting brownfield sites and using our new £9m Council Housing Company to provide affordable homes.

■ Economic growth, working with Government to lever into Bristol investment, jobs and opportunities – City-wide.

■ New school places, delivering more places and more choice targeted to meet the needs of families.

■ Improved healthcare, ensuring closer working between the NHS and social services to improve care and well-being.

■ Accountability, making the Mayor more accountable to every community by giving your Councillor more power to stand up for your interests.

What the Conservative manifesto means for you MORE SCHOOL PLACES, CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITIES

TRANSFORMING TRANSPORT: DELIVERING, INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE

yy Plan properly to meet the needs of families in Bristol – so we aren’t continually faced with a shortage of places and choices being refused.

yy Opening Henbury railway station and promoting Ashton Gate, Horfield, Portway P&R and St Anne’s for new stations.

yy Delivering on a multimillion pound investment package in new schools and places, including a new secondary school in Central Bristol.

yy Introduce a “Brunel Card” to help make bus use cheaper and promote cycling and other public transport.

Charles with your Conservative team in St. Anne’s. If elected your Conservative team will get Bristol moving and build more railway stations.

yy Stopping the blanket approach and giving residents more say over parking restrictions and 20mph speed limits.

ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOBS AND INVESTMENT CITY-WIDE yy Working closely museum and a new with Government to Isambard Kingdom bring in hundreds of Brunel museum. millions of pounds of yy Champion the investment as part of success of High the devolution deal.

Streets in outer yy Delivering flagship Bristol, not just the facilities, like the City Centre.

Arena, Aerospace

Charles with Steve Smith and Sarah Cleave outside the new cinema in Clifton Down. The cinema is being renovated thanks to local Conservative campaigning.

yy Ensuring Prince Street bridge re-opens to traffic.

yy Charles Lucas will yy Reducing the power ensure he listens of the Mayor to more to local push through communities about policies that local their distinct and communities diverse needs – one oppose, by size fits all is wrong. introducing a new

rule that if 75% of Councillors oppose

a policy it falls.

yy Securing £1million to be allocated for the Avonmouth and Shirehampton area. yy Defeating plans to close Adult Learning Centres, like at Stoke Lodge. yy Preventing the closure of public conveniences across the City. yy Defending Blaise Castle museum from closure threats and stopping proposals for car park charges at Blaise Castle and Oldbury Court parks.

Charles with Wayne Harvey, Henry Michallat and Darien Jay at Shirehampton Public Hall. If elected local Councillors will finally be able to hold the Mayor to account.

IMPROVED HEALTHCARE, WORKING WITH OUR NHS yy Ensuring the Council works closer with the NHS to support independence for elderly people at home.

yy Targeting brownfield sites across the City for new attractive and affordable homes. Plus promote the Conservative “Help to Buy” scheme.

yy Championing more focus on tackling addiction problems, mental health and opportunities to exercise.

Charles with Claire Hiscott and Nigel Currie at Horfield Leisure Centre. Claire currently sits on the Health and Wellbeing Board and alongside Charles and Nigel promotes local fitness.

yy Saving six libraries from closure in Bedminster, Brislington, Clifton, Redland, Sea Mills and Westburyon-Trym.

yy Providing £9million towards a Council Housing Company.

yy Conservatives have already secured £9million for a new Council Housing Company to develop new affordable homes.

yy Championing the vulnerable, providing more support and resources to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

Bristol Conservatives are made up of a team of experienced Councillors and effective community champions who work and campaign to improve our City and your community. In recent years they have achieved a series of victories for local people including:

yy Secured the site at the St Peters elderly persons home in Horfield for a community centre.

ACCOUNTABILITY, SO YOU HAVE MORE POWER

BUILDING MORE HOMES, AND TACKLING HOMELESSNESS

Charles Lucas and local Conservatives joined by the Housing Minister Brandon Lewis MP. Local Conservatives have pledged to get Bristol building if elected. They’ve secured the money, they just need your vote.

yy Working to promote and encourage apprenticeships.

Charles with Geoff Gollop, Liz Radford and Alastair Watson. Your Westbury & Henleaze team have been campaigning hard for better school provision.

BRISTOL CONSERVATIVES – CHAMPIONING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS

yy Supporting the provision of services at the new Frenchay community hospital, as well as at the BRI, Cossham and South Bristol hospitals.

Plus keeping Bristol high on the Government’s agenda – for example in the recent budget: yy The potential £900million over 30 years “devolution deal” to give Bristol powers over transport, planning and employment. yy £620,000 towards a new Isambard Kingdom Brunel museum building on the success of the SS Great Britain. yy £500,000 towards a study into a new M4 Link at Emersons Green easing traffic pressure in Fishponds. yy Doubling small business rate relief to help business growth across the City.

Mayoral candidate Charles Lucas comments, “Bristol Conservatives have campaigned hard for our communities. Now with a combined Mayoral and Councillor election you can elect a strong team of Conservative Councillors and myself as Mayor to deliver the better brighter future Bristol deserves.”

THURSDAY 5TH MAY 3 ELECTIONS – 1 TEAM On Thursday 5th May you will get to vote in three different elections. By voting Conservative in each election you will get a strong, experienced and effective team capable of working with Government to deliver for our City and your community.

In the Mayoral elections the Conservative challenger is Charles Lucas, a local businessman and currently serving City Councillor.

Charles is best placed to beat Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour candidate – Bristol cannot afford to go back to the years of failure under Labour rule. Vote for Charles Lucas as your first choice for Mayor.

In the City elections Conservatives are fielding a team of 70 candidates – a mix of experienced Councillors and effective community champions. Vote for a local Conservative Councillor and you will ensure there is a competent and focused Council delivering on the big issues and an accessible and effective community champion.

Mark Weston, our Police & Crime Commissioner Candidate with Chris Windows in Brentry. Only Mark, as a Conservative, can be trusted with the £270million policing budget for Avon & Somerset.

Bristol Mayoral Candidate and Clifton Councillor for the last 3 years, Charles Lucas. For a better Bristol and a better Clifton, Vote Conservative.

In the Police and Crime Commissioner elections you can vote for Bristol Councillor Mark Weston. The Commissioner is responsible for a £270m budgett so this is an important role. Mark will bring accountability to the role and prioritise neighbourhood policing, ensuring you and your family are safe.

Vote for Mark Weston as your first choice for Commissioner.

On Thursday 5th May Vote Conservative as your first choice in each election.

Charles Lucas and Chris Morton, your Clifton Conservative team.

Charles with James Hinchcliffe and Lesley Alexander at the Hockey’s Lane junction. If elected your Conservative team will fix this dangerous junction.

FOR A BETTER BRISTOL

VOTE CONSERVATIVE IN EACH ELECTION, FIRST CHOICE