Welcome
I have lived in Stockton for more than 30 years and served as a Cleveland County and Stockton Borough Councillor for nearly 20. I currently represent Billingham East on the Borough Council and am the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.
I very much look forward to working with an even wider community in Stockton, Norton, Billingham and the outlying villages and hopefully serving them into the future.
Despite the recent small improvement in the economy, the country is still facing challenging times but the commitment from the Labour Government to do everything possible to support hard working families and the most vulnerable in our society will see us through. When the Tories would have sat back and let the world wide crisis take its own course, our Labour Government in partnership with countries across the world intervened to support the banks, companies and individuals to help ensure our country emerges from this difficult period in the strongest possible way.
The word cuts is very evident these days and it's clear that there will be a need for cutbacks in spending by the Government and voters will have a clear choice. Labour will reduce expenditure in a planned and measured way designed to protect our front line investment and services in hospitals, schools, health centres and other projects to keep people in jobs.
In contrast the Tories simply plan sweeping reforms which will close children's centres, halt school building programmes, end the prospects of a new hospital, return us to the days when an operation took 18 months instead of 12 weeks and throw hundreds of thousand more into the already difficult jobs market.
If you would like to join the fight to ensure we protect jobs, health, education and other services please contact me. You can also join The Labour Party by clicking the link at the side.
If you would like to contact me, you can telephone me on Stockton (01642) 551251 or via the contact form.
- Alex Cunningham
Latest News
The Tories and tax - it doesn't add up. A message from Chancellor Alistair Darling10th March 2010: Securing the Recovery, Not Putting It At Risk
The next election will be a big choice about the future for Britain. Between growth and increasing prosperity with Labour, or a decade of austerity, low growth and low employment under the Tories.
9th March 2010: Take a Long Hard Look At the Tories On Crime
Alan Johnson has today launched a video highlighting the risk the Tories pose to crime and safety.
9th March 2010: Stepping up the Fight Against Crime and Anti-social Behaviour
Alan Johnson and Hilary Benn have today outlined plans to toughen existing laws to protect the public from dangerous dogs.