Claudia Rosamund Riley-Hards's policies

Statement to voters

Claudia has lived in Long Ditton with her family for over 20 years.

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She is passionate about protecting our local open spaces and Green Belt, which are essential to the great quality of life we enjoy in Long Ditton.
Holding Business Studies and Marketing degrees and with a background in economic development and regeneration, Claudia is keen to help Elmbridge Borough Council deliver better services for residents. This is particularly important in these challenging financial times.
Claudia gets things done. She acted on her desire to preserve and enhance all that is good about Long Ditton by standing for the Council last year. She came tantalisingly close, falling short by a mere eight votes.
Since then she has continued to work tirelessly for our community and brought the Conservative leader of Elmbridge Council to Long Ditton to meet residents and hear their desire to protect our Green Belt. If elected in May she will support a Conservative administration which ensures that our Green Belt is safe, with new homes built on brownfield sites and existing built-up areas.
Claudia will also fight for a stronger police presence and for good local facilities and opportunities for young people. Heathrow noise could be a problem for the future as new flightpaths are established. Claudia is already working with fellow Conservatives to campaign for fair dispersal of noise and independently verifiable and enforceable noise and air quality targets.
Claudia says: “I want to be a strong voice for Long Ditton at Elmbridge Council. My aim is to make sure we live in a safe, prosperous and clean environment, where our Green Belt is protected.”
Please lend Claudia your vote on the 2nd May, so she can be the hands-on, hard-working and accountable councillor Long Ditton needs.

Protecting Long Ditton's precious Green Belt and open spaces is my top priority.
When the Liberal Democrat coalition ran Elmbridge Council from 2016-18, it consulted residents on building homes over our Green Belt. Fortunately, a Conservative administration was elected last year and we instructed council officers to draw up a new Local Plan where housing needs will be met in existing built up areas and brownfield sites. I brought the then Leader of the Council, Tim Oliver, to Long Ditton to see our Green Belt and hear directly from local residents. I have secured the backing of the new Conservative leader, James Browne to safeguard Long Ditton’s Green Belt.

Claudia's 6 Point Plan for Long Ditton:

1. Protecting our environment. We need more homes for our children and key workers, but these MUST be in existing built areas and NOT on our precious Green Belt.
2. Putting Long Ditton first. I will be YOUR Councillor – accountable to you, vocal and active on your behalf. I will keep you informed and fight for Long Ditton at Elmbridge Council.
3. A safer Long Ditton. The Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged to recruit 100 new officers. I will press for more visible policing locally to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.
4. Support for our shops. Local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. I will tirelessly support and assist them, actively lobbying for grants and other help for them to thrive.
5. Better roads and transport. I will work with Surrey County Council to improve our local roads and hold public transport operators to account to improve overcrowding at peak hours.
6. A cleaner Long Ditton. After the mess created by last summer’s Traveller encampments, Conservatives secured a 3-year injunction to remove trespassers within 24 hours. I am proud to join the Long Ditton litter pickers in cleaning-up our area and will support and encourage this scheme.

Promoted by Peter Szanto on behalf of Claudia Riley-Hards both of EWCA, 3 Bridle Close, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2JW.

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