Residents across Chatham will be voting on Thuesday for an administration which has the right priorities for Medway and which offers a fresh change to a decade and more of Conservative rule in Medway. We believe residents are looking for a new generation of Councillors who put fairness first and that can champion and improve our community

Medway Conservatives are supporting a national government that have cut 23.5m from your local services, parks, leisure centres and roads. Chatham Tories continue to support a government which has risen VAT, train fares and fuel cost at a time of increasing financial insecurity in Chatham

Chatham needs local councillors who will stand up against the Tory-led government plan to cut vital services. These are not only unfair but they are wrong long term choices for the future of our country.

Labour will be Chatham's first line of defence against the damage being caused by a Conservative-led government and their Liberal Democrat allies who have broken promises on VAT, tuition fees and protecting frontline services.

We need to make sensible cuts to reduce the deficit. But the reckless programme designed in Downing Street - and now coming to your street - go too far, too fast

The Tory-led government should abandon plans to slash police numbers and they must scrap their plan to waste another 100 million pounds on introducing elected police commissioners.

Medway Labour believes we need action to grow the local economy so there are more jobs for people. That will help tackle the deficit and make sure young people are not forced on to benefits. The Tory-led government plan will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.

In these tough times, we need Labour councillors who will stand up for vital local services and help young people get a fair chance in life.

Medway Labour will stand up for Chatham by

Medway Labour Local Election 2011

The Labour Party stands for these things. If you agree, please take a look at our campaign pages and vote Labour in May.