6th May 2010 “A Bleak Day for Democracy in Wigan”

On the 6th May 2010 the

electorate in Wigan gave Lord Peter Smith and the Labour Party an overwhelming

mandate to continue to destroy our communities by closing local High

Schools,  take away our heritage by

demolishing buildings like Leigh Girls’ Grammar School, and build the Leigh

Mis-guided  Busway  jeopardising any chance of a heavy rail link

to Leigh in the foreseeable future.

What happened to thousands of people

in Atherton, Tyldesley and Leigh who signed the petitions to bring back local  democracy, and pride in their Towns through

new Town Councils. Why have they just given Lord Peter Smith the ammunition he

wants to ignore their wishes and bulldoze anything he wants through Wigan

Council with only 22 opposition Councillors against his 51.

In 2011 local elections we need to

get back to real local issues and not revert to tribalism as has been the case

in the 2010 General and Local elections. In June there is to be a borough wide

consultation on community governance, this will be the last chance for you to

have your say. The main consultation will be conducted through Borough Life so

please read it for once and make your views known, so that they can’t ignore

them as they did when 82.7% of the respondents expressed a preference for a

directly elected Mayor.

As for the future of Leigh, the

Boundaries Commission for England have been asked to conduct a Principal

Boundaries Review. If you wish to support the case for a review please Email rbuck@electorialcommission.org.uk or write to The Boundaries

Commission for England, Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London, SW1 P2HW.

 

Councillor Norman Bradbury,