Vanessa Lee is standing as your Local MP in the Calder Valley because she lives in the area and cares about the community. What affects you and your family affects her too.
“I was drawn to the beauty of the Calder Valley twenty years ago and have remained here since. I want to champion investment in our local services, be there for fellow residents and support our stunning rural economy.’’ said Vanessa.
Vanessa is not a career politician, but has strong understanding of supporting businesses and takes immense pride in helping people achieve their ambitions.
Like many other people, Vanessa wants to make a genuine difference for her community. She wants to be a local MP that represents the community, who understands your priorities, and delivers. She firmly believes that we should all give back if we can – be that through voluntary roles or fundraising for local charities.
Vanessa has a decisive plan for the Calder Valley and will:
- Fight to secure even more funding for our Local NHS Trust. The Conservative Government has helped to free up GP appointments via Pharmacy First and is investing £197m in the local Trust. This will deliver a new community diagnostic centre, a new A&E, more Wards, and much needed parking at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
- Protect local services. Having secured the soon to open Banking Hub in Elland, alongside your local Conservative Councillors, Vanessa campaigned against the closure of Elland Tip. Labour-run Calderdale Council have listened to these demands and postponed this decision until next year. The proposal to close this tip whilst building 3,255 houses in the Lower Valley would result in more traffic and pollution. Locally and nationally, Vanessa will continue this fight to protect your public services.
- Protect our green spaces. It is unacceptable that Labour-run Calderdale Council plans to build more than 10,000 properties on our green belt when there are abundant Brownfield sites available in Calderdale. Vanessa will fight for our farmers and to ensure that Brownfield sites are prioritised for housing. Furthermore, she is determined that we should receive even more funding for infrastructure such as roads, schools and GP surgeries.
- Push for even more investment in the Calder Valley. The Conservative Government is investing £42.9m to improve Brighouse, Todmorden and Elland Town centres. Work has started on £19m flood-alleviation defences in the Lower Valley which is in addition to the £128m of works already completed in Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge. This funding from the Conservatives will improve our Highstreets and protect our homes, businesses and environment from future floods.
The result is likely to be really close here this time, if just a handful of people here vote for Reform, Liberal Democrats or any other party rather than the Conservatives – they risk handing Keir Starmer and Labour a huge majority, without anyone holding them to account for their blank-cheque spending.
On July 4th, please use your vote wisely. If you live in Calder Valley, please vote for your local Conservative candidate, Vanessa Lee who will be your voice in Westminster.
