London Elections – Thursday 3rd May 2012 (7am-10pm)

A Clear Choice for Londoners

On 3rd May 2012 I am asking you to support me for re-election as your London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark. I have also been nominated by Labour's Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone as his running mate for Deputy Mayor of London. Here's why I think you should support us:

Labour is pledging to ease the squeeze on hard working Londoners – here are the six reasons why you should vote for Ken Livingstone and Val Shawcross on May 3^rd. 

Six pledges - Ken’s key commitments to Londoners

1. I will cut fares will by 7% this year and freeze them throughout 2013. Oyster single bus fares will be reduced from £1.35 to £1.20. From 2014 fares will not rise above inflation. 
2. Boris Johnson has admitted cutting 1,700 police officers. If I am elected, I will reverse his cuts. And I will reinstate sergeants to all 600 Safer Neighbourhood Teams, more of which will be beefed up to a minimum of nine officers.
3. I will establish an all-London non-profit making lettings agency which, by cutting out Estate Agents' profit, will help reduce rents and provide secure tenancies, and I will campaign for a London Living Rent - no Londoner should pay more than a third of their income in rent. 
4. I will enable London households to save over £150 a year on energy bills through taking up money from energy companies for better insulation, which Boris Johnson has failed to do - losing London £400m - and bringing in bulk purchasing deals to cut the price paid by Londoners for electricity and gas. 
5. After the Tory-led government's abolition of EMA I am committed to restoring a London-wide Educational Maintenance Allowance of up to £30 per week in term by bringing together existing funds in colleges, universities, and local authorities. 
6. I will help families with the upfront cost of childcare through offering grants of up to £700 to low income families and interest-free loans to families earning up to £40,000 per year. I will campaign against the Tory cuts to childcare tax credits and provide funding to create more out-of-hours childcare places at 200 nurseries across London.

Over a four year term Labour’s Fare Deal will save average London fare-payers £1,000, participating London households will save over £600 in reduced energy bills. Downward pressure on rents will be maximised. Families with children receiving EMA can get over £1,000 a year per student. We will work to help families struggling with childcare costs.

Valerie Shawcross
Candidate for Deputy Mayor & London Assembly Member for Lambeth & Southwark

You have three votes so VOTE LABOUR all three times

	Ken Livingstone for Mayor of London
	Val Shawcross for the London Assembly in Southwark and Lambeth
	Labour London-wide Assembly Member candidates: GAVRON Nicky, QURESHI Murad, TWYCROSS Fiona, COPLEY Tom, NOSEGBE Florence, DESAI Unmesh, HEARN Kirsten, ALI Liaquat, MCKEOWN Mabel, MCGRATH Kevin, QUIGLEY Christine