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Cambridge General Election results
These are the results of the general election on May 6th for the Cambridge Parliamentary constituency:
Julian Huppert (Lib Dem) 19,621
Nick Hillman (Conservative) 12,829
Daniel Zeichner (Labour) 12,174
Tony Juniper (Green) 3,804
Peter Burkinshaw (UKIP) 1,195
Martin Booth (Cambridge Socialists) 362
Old Holborn (Independent) 145
Daniel Zeichner commented to the Cambridge News "I fought to win, and of course I'm disappointed. Labour aspires to win back Cambridge and I'm sure we will at some point, but given the surge in the polls for the Lib Dems, we were swimming against the tide."
Daniel and Cambridge Labour Party want to thank everybody who supported him.
Labour Councillors Welcome Marshall Decision to Stay in Cambridge
1 April 2010
Marshall Aerospace today announced its decision to retain its base at Cambridge Airport, rejecting pressure from the Lib Dems and county Tories to push the city's largest private sector employer out of Cambridge.
City Labour Group Leader Councillor Lewis Herbert, who also represents nearby Coleridge Ward, said,
'We know the vast majority of Cambridge residents will greet the Marshall decision with relief, including retaining all the Aerospace jobs and business in Cambridge.
'By relying for a whole decade on one main housing site, the Liberal Democrats have played a horrible game of housing roulette, placing all their chips on the airport.
'They have repeatedly rejected our request for an affordable housing Plan B, not least after the Marshall move to Mildenhall was grounded, and must start now immediately on a replacement plan for the next decade's housing.
Ben Bradnack, who is stepping down as Councillor for Petersfield after campaigning on the Marshall issue for ten years added,
'It was awful planning from the beginning for the Liberal Democrats to propose the airport for 12000 dwellings from 2010 or 2015, without ever undertaking proper sustainability or transport assessments.
'Marshall is a great company but makes its own commercial judgements, so it was crazy for the Councils to bet on their future plans, which they are fully entitled to change.'
Over 1500 Local Residents Pledge Their Support to 'Keep Marshall Flying in Cambridge'
31 March 2010
A petition of 1500 signatures was presented to the full meeting of Cambridgeshire County Council yesterday supporting Marshall Aerospace staying in Cambridge, calling on all three Cambridge Councils to support this and asking that alternative sites be found for the houses proposed at the airport.
Coleridge Ward County Councillor Tariq Sadiq (Labour) presented the petition which has been collected in recent months by the 'Keep Marshall Flying in Cambridge' Campaign.
Councillor Sadiq said: "The Liberal Democrat plan, supported by the County Council Tories, for 12,000 houses on the airport site, is completely unsustainable. It lacks any kind of viable transport plan and will force 1700 Marshalls jobs out of Cambridge. Cambridge Labour Councillors believe that other sites with better transport and rail links can and should be found locally.
"We desperately need more affordable homes but such development must be deliverable and not at the expense of vital skilled jobs. Labour has always said that 3,000 homes can be accommodated north of Newmarket Road. All three Cambridge Councils must now come up with a sustainable and deliverable Plan B for the rest, a request repeatedly turned down in the recent past."
Councillor Sadiq and Daniel Zeichner, Labour's parliamentary candidate for Cambridge, also responded to statements yestertday by Liberal Democrats on this issue.
Julian Huppert, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Cambridge yesterday called the petition "an absolutely ridiculous move."
Cllr Sadiq responded: "Saying that the views of 1500 Cambridge people is ridiculous clearly shows the complete disregard they have for local residents's views.
Tariq Sadiq also pointed to the total contradictions with Lib Dem statements about other Cambridge area growth sites.
Sian Reid, Liberal Democrat City Executive Councillor for Change and Growth had added: "This petition is irresponsible and flies in the face of all the work that has been done".
Yet on the very same website, commenting on plans for homes on the much smaller NIAB2 site, tiny in comparison to her Marshall redevelopment plan, Cllr Reid said:
"Cambridge just can't cope with this extra growth. The county council hasn't yet worked out how it is going to deal with the traffic generated by the existing growth programme and now it has backed building these extra homes."
Daniel Zeichner added:
"The Liberal Democrats are trying to have it both ways: saying one thing in one part of the City and the complete opposite in another. They are completely out of touch with public opinion on Marshall and have neglected large parts of Cambridge and abandoned its people. It's time for a change in Cambridge."
For more information, see the press release issued by the Keep Marshall in Cambridge Campaign here.
Lib Dems Hike Council Tax 2.5%
March 2010
Whilst nationally council tax rose by only 1.6%, the lowest rise since the tax was instituted in 1993, the Lib Dem-controlled City Council voted to increase their demands by 2.5%. This followed a rise of 3% from the Conservative-controlled County Council.
Despite this rise, the Lib Dems have penciled in cuts in Arts and Recreation, Housing, Environmental Services and Strategy. They unanimously rejected an amendment by the Labour group on the City Council to raise council tax by only 1% and provide more money for youth clubs.
Labour Group Leader Lewis Herbert said, "It's not just the rises planned by the Tories and Lib Dems that we oppose. They are also planning to cut vital services. Our proposal is to cut out unnecessary waste that does not affect services which people need. If they do this the city rates rise could be kept at 1.0 % - below inflation. Instead it is the least well-off who will be paying for the council's incompetence."
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The Cambridge Labour Party - local residents, city and county councillors with Daniel Zeichner, our Parliamentary Candidate and Richard Howitt, our MEP – campaigns to bring about a better quality of life for everyone by promoting Labour policies. We believe that now more than ever Britain needs our values of social justice, equality and a strong society.
We are based at Alex Wood Hall on Norfolk Street, where we meet regularly. All members of the Labour Party are welcome to join us.
We meet as a constituency every month on the third Monday of the month at 8pm.
We run a Bingo evening two nights weekly, open to all: 8pm on Tuesdays and 7.30pm on Sundays.