Friday, April 02, 2010

Your Labour Action Team for Haggerston



Labour's Team for Haggerston
Contact the team on haggerston@hackney-labour.org.uk or 07921 870908



More about the team:
Cllr Jonathan McShane
Jonathan McShane has been a Labour Councillor for five years, representing Haggerston Ward since 2006.

Aged 36, he lives in the ward on Laburnum Street and has lived in Hackney for thirteen years. A member of the Unite trade union, Jonathan works for the NHS in Southwark.



Jonathan has run three marathons in recent years raising thousands of pounds for Laburnum Boat Club.

 As Chair of the Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission he convinced the local NHS and the Council to sign up to a dignity charter for older people which aims to ensure all older people are treated with dignity and respect.

As a Member of the Board of Hackney Homes he helped them secure two stars from the Audit Commission, releasing £225 million to improve people’s homes.



He is a Member of the Management Committee of the VLC Centre for refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and was a school governor at Randall Cremer School.

If re-elected Jonathan’s priorities are the council’s role in improving people’s health, tackling crime and anti-social behaviour and raising the aspirations of young people in the area.



Ann Munn
Ann Munn has been chosen by local Labour members to stand to be a Councillor for Haggerston Ward.



Aged 48, she has lived in Hackney for twenty years. She works in Information Technology at the University of Westminster. Ann enjoys living in Hackney and has swum regularly in the 50m pool at London Fields Lido since it re-opened, shops in the local markets at Ridley Road and Broadway Market, and enjoys visiting all the cultural facilities such as Hackney Library, Hackney Museum and the Hackney Empire.



Previously the Women’s Officer of the local Labour Party, Ann is a member of Unison, the public sector trade union, and a supporter of Amnesty International and SERA (Labour’s Environment Campaign).  She is a member of the London Cycling Campaign.



If elected, Ann wants to:


1. Work hard for the residents of Haggerston; she has worked in customer service for 20 years and would use this experience to fight for the needs of residents.

2. Be accessible by providing a contact phone number and e-mail; and reply promptly to residents’ concerns.

3. Encourage all children and young people in Haggerston to use their talents and to make the best of their lives.



Cllr Barry Buitekant
Barry Buitekant has been a Labour Councillor for Haggerston Ward since 2006.

Barry has lived in Hackney almost his entire life and was educated locally at Edith Cavell Secondary Modern School on Queensbridge and Enfield Roads. He enjoys using local parks and libraries. Barry is a member of the Haggerston, Millfields and Springfield Park User Groups. He is a member of the USDAW trade union and of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.

Barry has worked with all the local Tenants and Residents Associations for the last four years and with Canalside and London & Quadrant Housing Associations.

 Barry is proud of having helped to push through the regeneration of the Haggerston West and Kingsland estates.



Barry’s priorities are improving services on Hackney Homes estates, improving local parks and improving bus services.

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