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Thomas de Freitas

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Association Deputy Chairman, and Candidate for Meols Ward
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I'm the Conservative Party candidate for Meols ward, which spans Crossens, Churchtown and Marshside.

I stood in Meols at the last set of local elections, in May 2021, where I came second. I'm incredibly proud of the campaign I ran on the issues which mattered most to local residents. I received 1112 votes, more than double the 535 votes we received in the previous election.

I have a number of priorities for my campaign in Meols which include:

  1. Helping to lead the opposition to Sefton's Cycle Lane expansion plans.
  2. Securing increased investment into the Botanic Gardens - including cleaning the lake and bringing back the full-time gardeners which Sefton made redundant.
  3. Backing our local MP with town-wide projects such as our £38.5 million Town Deal, reviewing Southport's position within Sefton, and restoring the Burscough Curves.
  4. Securing a massive highways infrastructure project to restore and repaint roads across Meols.
  5. Combating flooding issues, especially around parts of Churchtown and Crossens.
  6. Opposing certain development projects, such as at the Bankfield Lane site.
  7. Making our streets safer by ensuring Meols is allocated more dedicated ward police officers.
  8. Supporting the creation of parish councils for Crossens and Churchtown.
  9. Securing a First Hour Free parking policy introduction in Southport town centre.
  10. Keeping council tax low by esuring that catastropic decisions - such as the purchase of the Bootle Strand for £32 million - do not happen again.

If you live in Meols and wish to discuss any local issue you may have, or any of my campaign priorities, please contact me directly at meolsward@outlook.com. I am happy to speak with you via email, over the phone, or in-person.

I hope to have your support in May 2022.

 

 

News

Cllr Tony Brough Press Release

Cllr Tony Brough Criticises Local Lib Dems

Sunday, 16 January, 2022

Councillor Tony Brough the Leader of the Sefton Conservative Group and a Councillor for Ainsdale has expressed his great concern over the decision made by the Liberal Democrat Group to resign their seat on the Planning Committee to which they are entitled under the Council’s Constitution.

No Support for Cycle Lanes

No Support for Cycle Lanes

Thursday, 11 November, 2021

On Tuesday evening, Sefton Council’s Overview & Scruitiny Committee met to consider the results of the cycle lane consultation, which was published earlier this month.

Press Release - Cycle Lanes

Southport Conservatives Call for Cycle Lane Proposals to be Scrapped

Tuesday, 2 November, 2021

Southport Conservatives are demanding that Sefton Labour listen to the people of Southport and abandon their plans to impose more cycle lanes on the town.

Southport Conservatives Force Labour to Release Cycle Lane Consultation Results

Southport Conservatives Force Labour to Release Cycle Lane Consultation Results

Tuesday, 19 October, 2021

The Southport Conservative council group have decided to retract a requisition for a full extraordinary meeting of the council to discuss the consultation into the cycle lane proposals for Southport.

Press Release - Cycle Lanes in Southport

Conservatives Respond to Claims by Labour that 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Cycle Trips are Being Made on Temporary Lanes

Friday, 1 October, 2021

Southport Conservative councillors and campaigners, have hit back at claims from Sefton Labour that ‘hundreds and thousands of cycle journeys’ have been made on the supposedly temporary cycle lane on Hoghton Street and Chapel Street.

Press Release

Our Candidates are officially announced!

Thursday, 8 April, 2021

The Conservatives have been out in force this week, campaigning in their respective Wards, delivering leaflets across Southport, with the local elections only a few short weeks away.

The candidates are as follows;

The strand

Sefton Labour attempt to Cover Up Strand Disaster!

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

The Labour Party in Sefton are being heavily criticised following the recent announcement of a special Cabinet meeting that will be held behind close doors on 24 June 2021.

 

Press Release

Candidates Question Sefton's Green Transport Policy

Monday, 1 February, 2021

Plans to extend cycle lanes across Southport, including into Birkdale, have come in for heavy criticism from Conservative Council candidates, Mike Prendergast and Lee Durkin, standing in Dukes Ward and Birkdale Ward respectively.

New Road Markings Water Lane

New Road Markings in Crossens thanks to Meols Ward Candidate Thomas de Freitas

Wednesday, 27 January, 2021

A stretch of Water Lane in Crossens, which has been the focus of local concern about speed, will have new ‘SLOW’ road markings installed by Sefton Council, following an intervention by local candidate Thomas de Freitas.

Conservatives Oppose Cycle Lane Expansion

Conservatives Oppose Cycle Lane Expansion

Thursday, 14 January, 2021

Local Campaigners have been ‘disappointed but unsurprised’ by the announcement this week that
the cycle lane project introduced down Hoghton Street and Queens Road last summer will now be
expanded to include areas of Churchtown, Crossens and Birkdale Village.

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