Laurence Walsh

About Laurence

Laurence is currently employed as a postman at the Royal Mail in Stretford.

First elected 4th May 2000

Laurence Holds the following positions within Council

• Labour Spokesperson Planning
• Planning Development Control Committee
• Trees Committee
• Town and Village Green Committee

Outside Bodies - on behalf of Council/Executive/Labour Group

• Gorse Hill Partnership
• Stretford Neighbourhood Forum (Chair)

Governing Bodies

• Gorse Hill Primary School
• Lostock College

Laurence is also a member of / or attends:

• Gorse Hill Action Group - President and Treasurer
• Trafford Housing Trust (Stretford Community Panel - non Voting Member)
• Lostock Communiy Partnership

Labour Group / Party Positions:

• Labour Group - Treasurer
• Trafford Local Government Committee Treasurer
• Gorse Hill Branch Labour Party Treasurer

Why did you become involved in politics?

I had been an active member of the GMB for many years and it seemed a logical step to join the Labour Party.

What are your priorities for the Ward?

I see myself first of all as a resident of the Gorse Hill Area. The daily issues of fly tipping, dog fouling etc are things which make me cross like everyone else.

I first want to make Gorse Hill a more pleasant a place to live. I help to organise the Gorse Hill Fun day at Gorse Hill Park. It's to be held this year on 27th May 2012. If you would like to help at all please contact me.

I genuinely believe the conservatives policies in Trafford and Coalition Government are not working. Despite great opposition the council supported the building of much bigger Tesco Supermarket on Chester Road. We had said one similar in size to Tesco in Stretford Mall would be fine. There have been cuts to services in Trafford yet there are still out side consultants being paid to do jobs the Senior Management team (already in place within the council) should be able to do.

The council have organised consultation with the public over the spending review. We know there is a deficit and cuts need to be made but the number of people from the public who attend or contribute to the consultations is a tiny fraction of the Trafford population. The council should be engaging with more people. They say they have identified people’s priorities for particular services but nothing could be further from the case. Nationally we see the economy contracting rather than growing and therefore we are in a recession, the highest unemployment for 17 years and changes to the Health Service which will cost billions.

The country needs to be working to pay off the deficit and the Health Service needs supporting not changing.

There is a better way forward and that is through the Labour Party. Come and talk and tell us what you think we do listen.

Finally all this talk about Ed Milliband not being a a good leader of the Labour Party. Watch him on Primeminsters Questions noon on a Wednesday and you will see him take on David Cameron at the Dispatch box and win hands down.

Some of Our Achievements

• Gorse Hill Regeneration
• Lostock Regeneration
• Better Policing
• PCSOs
• Tackling Anti Social Behaviour
• Imperial War Museum
• Free Bus and Metrolink Travel for Older People
• Saving the NHS
• Minimum Wage
• Sure Start
• Introduced Civil Partnerships
• NHS Direct
• Free Nursery Places for every 3 and 4 year old
• The Open University