North East Hertfordshire
Constituency Labour Party

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Crime down 39% since 1997. "This reverses the upward trend under the Tories," says Richard Henry. Recorded crime fell by 12% last year in Hertfordshire.....more

Happy Birthday! The NHS is 60.

Richard Henry, Labour's Parliamentary spokesperson for this constituency, congratulates the NHS on its 60th birthday:

"Sixty years ago, the Labour Government of Clement Attlee, in spite of the problems of post-War Britain, introduced free universal healthcare. Nye Bevan, the health minister, had to fight the opposition of the Tories and of the medical profession to bring his dream to fruition."

"Eleven years ago, the NHS was struggling against underfunding after a long period of Tory Government. Patients were waiting two years or more for operations, buildings were crumbling and new high-tech equipment was spread sparsely across the country. The Labour Government tackled patients' number one priority of waiting lists, so that the maximum wait is right down - 18 weeks instead of over two years by the end of 2008. Incredibly, the Tories want to scrap waiting time targets, which would allow waiting times to drift back upwards."

"Gordon Brown, as Chancellor, provided extra resources, tripling the spend on the NHS. 32,000 more nurses and 88,000 more doctors now work in the NHS than in 1997. And look at the improved facilities at the Lister or at the completely new community hospital in Hertford - and thank the Labour Party."

Richard is a lecturer in health and social care and a non-executive director of the east and North Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust. For more information about Richard Henry, click here.

Only Richard can beat the Tories when the general election comes

Richard will be the only candidate at the next election who can beat the sitting Tory MP. In 1997 and 2001, the Labour candidate came close to beating the Tory, whose majority was only just over 3,000. The Liberal Democrat candidate was well behind in both years. Even in 2005, the Tory candidate was elected on a minority of the vote. The votes for the Labour candidate, who came second, and the Liberal Democrat candidate, who came third, exceeded the votes for the Conservative. Click here for more information.

European and County Council Elections in 2009

Elections for the European Parliament and for the County Council will take place, probably on the same day in June 2009. Richard Howitt is our MEP and he is top of the Labour list for the seven seats in the Eastern Region. Click on Europe for more information.

Nigel Agar is the only sitting County Councillor within our constituency and he has indicated that he will be standing again. See Local Government for more information.

Red Rose Summer Party

Members from Letchworth Branch, as well as from Hitchin and Harpenden Constituency Party and Hertford and Stortford Constituency Party, as well as a former member visiting from Canada, helped East Hertfordshire Rural Branch to enjoy their Red Rose summer garden party on 30 June 2008.

Richard Henry draws the raffle from a hat held by branch member, David Evans. His wife,
Cllr. Jackie Henry, looks on

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£8 million per year for Herts primary schools from the Labour government..... more

Don't miss out on your right to vote

A new register is compiled in the autumn of each year. A registration form is sent to each household by the District Council and must be completed and returned. If you do not do this, you will not be on the register, even if you were on it before or even if you are paying council tax to the District Council.

However, at other times of the year, if you are not on the electoral register, you can apply to be on it at any time. Download the form from your District Council's website. You can also have a postal vote, either for a specific election or permanently. Again, download the form from the District Council's website.

In certain circumstances someone else can vote for you (proxy vote). Again, the form is on the District Council's website.

Click on the appropriate link below for the relevant forms and for more information.

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