Thomas de Freitas

Association Deputy Chairman, and Candidate for Meols Ward

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 Criticises Local Lib Dems

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

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.

Our Candidates are officially announced!

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;

Candidates Question Sefton's Green Transport Policy

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.

Conservatives Oppose Cycle Lane Expansion

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.