 Update
26th April 2012
Public Works Campaign
Local Government Election 3rd May 2012
What your candidates had to say
Click
here for election results for Aberdeenshire Council
As part of our Public Works campaign your branch wrote to each
of our candidates in the Local Government Elections to ask them
to answer the following questions on public services and what
they would do to protect them.
We hope this will help you to decide on who you should vote for
on May 3rd. Check their answers before you vote! See who replied
and what they said.
Click
here for the Notice of Poll which lists all candidates
What we asked them
1. How will you go about protecting public services in the current
economic climate?
2. Will you oppose any proposals for privatisation of key council
services?
3. With budgets going down, how will you protect standards in
social care?
4. How can you ensure that the amount of personalisation or self-directed
payments are at a level for elderly or disabled people to purchase
an adequate amount of care?
5. Do you believe that everyone delivering public services -
council staff and those working for contractors - be paid the
Living Wage?
6. Will you recognise the contribution made to our children's
education by classroom assistants by supporting them in opposing
cutbacks?
7. What will you do to lessen the impact of the UK Government's
Welfare Reforms which will see many families losing entitlement
to a range of benefits including council tax benefit, housing
benefit and working tax credits?
8. Do you think it's fair that council staff should have their
pay frozen while inflation is high and the rich are getting richer?
9. Will you support the council negotiating a Green Workplace
agreement with trade unions to help meet climate change targets?
Candidates responses
Independent
Bob
Michie, Candidate, Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
David
Ross, Candidate, Central Buchan
Jeff
Goodhall, Candidate, Mid Formartine
Ron
Reid, Candidate, Inverurie and District
Sam
Coull, Candidate, Peterhead South and Cruden
Stephen
Calder, Candidate, Peterhead North and Rattray
Douglas
Samways, Candidate, Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
Sydney
Mair, Candidate, Troup
Paul
Johnston, Candidate, Mid Formartine
George
Esslemont, Candidate, Fraserburgh and District
Bill
Rebecca, Candidate, Troup
 Scottish
Christian Party
Norman
Ogston, Candidate, Turriff and District
 Scottish
Green Party
Rachel
Shanks, Candidate, Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
Martin
Ford, Candidate, East Garioch
Matt
Wickham, Candidate, Banchory and Mid Deeside
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 Scottish
Conservative and Unionists Party
 Scottish
Labour Party
Ashara
Taylor, Candidate, Fraserburgh and District
Peter
Young, Candidate, Westhill and District
Bev
Cochran, Candidate, Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
Lesley
Young, Candidate. Banchory and Mid-Deeside
Alison
Evison, Candidate, North Kincardine
Raymond
Christie Candidate, Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
Gill
Bayfield, Candidate, The Mearns
Ellis
Thorpe, Candidate, Inverurie and District
Carol
Donald, Candidate, Central Buchan
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 Scottish
Liberal Democrats
 Scottish
National Party
Sandy
Duncan, Candidate, Turriff and District
Brian
Stuart, Candidate, Inverurie and District
John
Cox, Candidate, Banff and District
Anne
Allan, Candidate, Peterhead North and Rattray
Bob
Watson, Candidate, Troup
Joanna
Strathdee, Candidate, Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Richard
Thomson, Candidate, Ellon and District
Hamish
Vernal, Candidate, Inverurie and District
Graeme
Clark, Candidate, Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
Linda
Clark, Candidate, Banchory and Mid Deeside
Jean
Dick, Candidate, Mearns
Allan
Hendry, Candidate, Mid Formartine
Cryle
Shand, Candidate, Formartine
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