Billingham South
Vote Labour Thursday 4th May
Katie Weston & Paul Weston
Katie Weston
I was born in Billingham South, on York Crescent, and have spent most of my life in Billingham, attending Northfield School. I am a qualified Further Education teacher, I previously worked as a supply teacher and currently still work in education with an exam board, alongside tutoring A Level part-time.
I am also secretary of Housing Action Teesside, a renters’ union, which supports private and social tenants across the Tees Valley. I believe good quality housing is a human right, regardless of if you own or rent your home.
I look forward to meeting as many Billingham South residents in the next couple of months and I hope to hear from you with any concerns you have about the ward.
Paul Weston
I am a Billingham resident, living in the ward for 10 years, and a former Tristar / Vela Homes electrician and worked for many years maintaining homes across the borough, including in Billingham South, so have a firm understanding of the issues which face residents, such as housing and anti-social behaviour.
I currently teach electrical engineering, which gives me first-hand experience of the impact of disastrous Tory education policy and an awareness of problems young people face, such as poor transport links and other barriers to education.
As a proud trade union shop steward and community activist, I will fight for this community to have the decent jobs, services and housing it deserves.
Our Key Pledges for Stockton on Tees
1. Help those hardest hit by the Cost of Living crisis.
2. Campaign for more police on the street and work with partners to tackle drug and alcohol related crime and anti-social behaviour in the community.
3. Deliver more affordable and social housing.
4. Support the campaign for a new North Tees Hospital
5. Work with other Tees Valley Councils to provide better public transport
6. Complete the planned improvements to all our Town Centres/High Streets.
STOCKTON ON TEES LABOUR DELIVERING FOR YOU
While local Conservatives support millions of pounds of cuts to local services and their colleagues in Parliament preside over the biggest squeeze to living standards since records began, the Stockton on Tees Labour Party, whether in your community or the Town Hall, is delivering for residents.
- Maintained and protected weekly bin collections.
- Invested in CCTV and Enforcement Officers to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Supported residents and businesses during the pandemic.
- Opened the Globe Theatre in 2021, which has been a big hit, making £6m of ticket sales.
- Safeguarded a network of 9 libraries from Tory cuts.
- Delivered affordable housing on brownfield sites across the Borough.
- Invested in redevelopment to support communities of our six towns and businesses.
- Reduced and kept frozen Councillor allowances.
KATIE AND PAUL’S PLEDGES TO YOU
- Monthly surgeries so residents can come to us with issues.
- Regular door knocking: we will go directly to residents, to find out issues facing their community.
- Keeping residents informed with regular newsletters.
- We will always feed back to you about concerns you raise.
