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Our Manifesto Pledges

When we were re-elected to lead Ealing Council in 2018, we couldn’t have imagined what would have unfolded over the next four years. A global pandemic and political instability brought unprecedented challenges whilst equally highlighting the effects of structural racism and inequality that already existed. The pandemic had a knock…

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Ealing Labour wins big in Hobbayne with increased majority

In the early hours of Friday 17 September, Labour’s Claire Tighe was declared the winner of the Hobbayne by-election in Ealing. In Ealing Labour’s best ever result in Hobbayne ward, more than 53% of the vote went to Ealing Labour with the Tories and Lib Dems trailing behind. …

LTN 21 trial to be ended and local people to vote on LTNs in Ealing

Today (Friday 21 May) following the decision by the London Borough of Hounslow to close Swyncombe Avenue for a period of two months, Ealing Council has announced the end of the trial West Ealing South Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN 21) and pledged to give local people the final say on LTNs in their…

Ealing among Labour boroughs deprived of funding by Tory cronyism

Ealing Leader Councillor Julian Bell has joined the Labour leaders of 11 other London boroughs and written to chancellor Rishi Sunak demanding answers on levelling up funding. People in Ealing have the right to know why Sunak’s constituency has been prioritised for levelling up funding while Ealing hasn’t. Ealing is…

Northfield Cycling Improvement Proposal

As your Northfield Labour councillors, I want to ensure you have every opportunity to share your views on the proposals to improve cycling and active travel on Boston Road. The council have put out a survey to receive feedback from you, click here for the Boston Road Zebra Crossing survey.…

Hamilton Road LTN

As your Ealing Common Labour councillor, I want to ensure you have every opportunity to share your views on the LTN proposed on Hamilton Road. The council will be putting out a survey from March 1st to receive feedback from you, click here for the Hamilton Road LTN survey and.…

Creffield LTN

Creffield Road Low Traffic Neighbourhoods As your South Acton councillors, we want to ensure you have every opportunity to share your views on the LTN’s proposed in your area. There are two LTN’s that the council will be consulting you on, Creffield North (LTN 22) and Creffield South (LTN 23).…

Our friend, Anna Tomlinson

It is with great sadness we announce that Anna Tomlinson, our Ealing Labour friend, colleague, and councillor in Hobbayne, passed away yesterday morning (Monday 29th June 2020). Anna was a joy to know and a good friend, she will be deeply missed by all of us who worked alongside her.…

Government must act now to prevent spread of Covid-19 in care homes

Ealing Labour are calling for the government to urgently put in place common sense regulations and financial support for care homes to limit the spread of Covid-19. National statistics show that while hospitals are seeing admissions and deaths from Covid-19 reduce, deaths in care homes are rising and some homes…

Ealing Labour is proud to support #EalingTogether

Ealing Labour are proud to be supporting the joint council, charity and voluntary group response to Covid-19, Ealing Together. Ealing Labour councillors have agreed to contribute an initial £3,000 to the response, with an additional £500 a month for the duration of this crisis. We all have a part to…

Ealing Together: A Community Response to Covid-19

Cllr Peter Mason, cabinet lead for Ealing Together, on how the council, voluntary groups, faith groups and charities are working together to support local people through Covid-19. When the Covid-19 crisis first hit our borough, Ealing’s communities were quick to respond. Within days we saw mutual aid groups springing up…

Don’t Betray our Communities: an Open Letter to Boris Johnson

Today (Friday 17th) Cllr Julian Bell has written an open letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to ensure his government doesn’t betray our communities and go back on their word to reimburse councils the cost of the coronavirus response, and the impact of the lockdown. We didn’t want to…

Supporting EU Citizens in Ealing

By Cllr Julian Bell, Leader of Ealing Council This week Boris Johnson’s government has again failed to present a coherent and serious proposal on Brexit. After over three years, the Tories still haven’t found a solution to the issue of the Irish border and the Good Friday Agreement, and…

Ealing’s Labour Cabinet Approves New Borough-wide PSPO to Help Tackle Crime

This week (17th September) following consideration of the evidence and listening to the concerns of residents and local businesses, Ealing’s Labour Council Cabinet approved the making of a new borough-wide public spaces protection order (PSPO). This will give the Council and partner agencies greater powers to tackle behaviour having a…

Statement on Paul Merron

On Thursday 15th November it was brought to the attention of Ealing Labour that Paul Merron claims to be an employee of the Borough Party and that he has allegedly made social media posts of an antisemitic nature. Since Paul Merron is not a member of the Labour Party in…