Lincoln Conservative Association

Local Government Elections are due to take place on Thursday 5th May 2011, for the City of Lincoln Council and North Kesteven District Council. The Lincoln Conservative Association has started the process of candidate selection for those Wards within the Lincoln Parliamentary Constituency, namely all City Wards, together with two Wards in North Kesteven (Bracebridge Heath & Waddington East, and Skellingthorpe).

Details of the selection procedure and application forms are attached and can be downloaded (Note – Councillors seeking re-election need only complete the Councillor Re-Application Form). The application forms give details of eligibility to be a candidate.

Completed forms are required to be returned to the Lincoln Conservative Association (at the address below), by 17th September 2011, so that the process of Approval can take place.

Any enquiries about the selection can be made to lincoln.conservatives@btconnect.com or by phoning 01522 687261 and, after clearly stating your name and phone number, leaving a message.

Peter Sunderland
Chairman
Lincoln Conservative Association

   Selection of candidates for Local Government Elections

  Candidate Application Form

  Councillor Re-Application Form

In this election we’ve got the right argument on the economy – that Labour’s jobs tax will kill the recovery, so we’ve got to cut Labour’s waste to stop it. And we’ve got the big idea for the future of our country. Labour’s big government has failed – it’s time to build the Big Society.

There is a huge choice in this election – one that affects the life of every man, woman and child in this country. It’s a choice between five more years of Gordon Brown’s tired government making things worse. Or change with the Conservatives – who have the energy, leadership and values to get Britain moving again.

Who are the Conservatives are fighting for?
We are fighting this election for the Great Ignored. Young, old, rich, poor, black, white, gay, straight. They start businesses, operate factories, teach our children, clean the streets, grow our food and keep us healthy – keep us safe.  They work hard, pay their taxes, obey the law. They’re good, decent people – they’re the people of Britain and they just want a reason to believe that anything is still possible in our country. This election is about giving them that reason, giving them that hope.  That’s the Conservatives’ mission for the next 30 days and we can’t wait to get started.

Don’t forget that the re-election of a Labour government with more debt, waste and taxes will bring us a new recession. Labour will kill the recovery with their tax on jobs – so we’ll cut Labour waste to stop it.  7 out of 10 working people will be better off with the Conservatives. We will also cut Labour’s debt to stop higher interest rates and your mortgage going up.

At the election, voters face a clear choice on the economy.  Five more years of Gordon Brown’s debt, waste and taxes will put the recovery at risk.  David Cameron and the Conservatives will get Britain working for everyone by boosting enterprise.  Yesterday’s figures showed that in February alone, Labour borrowed more than central government spends in a year on police and immigration.  Labour are racking up debt at the rate of over £300,000 a minute. We can’t go on like this. Labour’s debt crisis is the biggest risk to the recovery. Business leaders and the City agree with us that we urgently need a credible plan to start getting the deficit down this year in order to protect our credit rating and keep interest rates lower for longer.

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After the recent Norwich North win for the Conservatives the following poem appeared penned by Gwyn Hands.

Norwich North by-Election

23rd July 2009

The Tories have triumphed in Norwich North
And now their candidate will go forth
To take up her seat on the back bench
For Labour it must be quite a wrench

They failed to hang onto this seat
It will be seen as a crushing defeat
Everyone feels that Gordon Brown
Has badly let this country down

Oh Gordon this is not great news
Others are waiting to fill your shoes
You’re only Prime Minister by default
Don’t you think it’s time to call a halt

You would not be occupying that chair
But for the resignation of Tony Blair
The public did not get a voice
To be honest you were Hobson’s choice

Come on, admit it, you’re feeling the heat
You’ve outstayed your welcome in Downing Street
So pack your bags and give Darling a bell
And tell him to make sure that he’s ready as well

You’re bound to suffer the ultimate rejection
You might as well announce the next election
Then maybe others can start to repair
The damage you’ve caused while you’ve been there

Gwyn Hands