City of Stoke-on-Trent Conservative Party

Joan Walley The standing was declared elected with 44% of the vote in Stoke North with 17,809 votes.

Just lately, I’ve noticed that when I meet people and say I’m a Conservative, their response is often one of surprise. I have a Stoke-on-Trent accent which I’m not embarrassed about, and I don’t think many people think of short 30-something mums with children as stereotypical Conservatives. On the one hand, they are right. I’m not what Stoke-on-Trent considers to be a stereotypical Conservative. However, on the other hand, there is no such thing as a stereotypical Conservative.

The focus of a councillor is to represent the people and tackle the issues. To represent the people successfully, it is necessary to learn their views by listening to them by holding regular surgeries and being easily available using a range of communications. The other quality necessary in a councillor is empathy for the people. I feel that this is no barrier for me as I come from generations of people who were born in Stoke-on-Trent and worked on the pot banks.

My name’s Mark Wright, and I’m the Conservative Party candidate for Trentham and Hanford.

The Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Stoke North Andy Large and Conservative Candidate for Stoke Central Norsheen Bhatti have stated their intention to dismantle Labour’s desperate scare tactics in Stoke. Through out this election campaign both candidates and especially over the last weekend whilst campaigning in Hanley have been approached by people who have been told by Labour activists that Conservatives are set to remove free bus passes and TV licenses for pensioners.

Conservative PPC for Stoke-on-Trent North Andy Large today announced that he will be setting out on two days of public campaigning in Hanley and Tunstall as part of the General Election Campaign 2010. He is determined to meet as many members of the Stoke North Electorate as possible, ahead of polling day on May 6th. Andy said:

Norsheen Press Release! Unemployment figures published for February 2010 for Stoke Central show that the rate stands at 6.9 per cent. The unemployment figure for February 2008 was 3.8 per cent. Whilst unemployment nationally is at a 16 year high this demonstrates how things can only get worse (and not better) under Gordon Brown and Labour. Commenting on these figures, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Stoke Central Norsheen Bhatti said:

Norsheen Press Release! Local supporters in Eaton Park and Berryhill joined the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Norsheen Bhatti and the Conservative Council Candidate David Jones in picking up litter on the pathway from Berryhills to Eaton Park during their Social Action Day. The pathway is well used amongst the local community and has been covered with litter. Commenting David Jones, the Council candidate for Eaton Park and Berryhill said:

A greater number of candidates have put themselves forward to fight the Stoke-on-Trent City Council Elections this year than in previous years. Previously there has been an average of 4.9 candidates per ward.

When Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate in Stoke North, Andy Large, decided that a fresh approach was needed to speak to Stoke North voters, he used his background in the IT profession and a keen local film maker to make his own party political broadcast, about why they should vote for him. Andy’s four minute film sees him speaking from several locations within the constituency about himself and his ambitions for Stoke North, including regeneration of the area, which Andy sees as a