Our Key Pledges To You

  • Pause Labour's botched Assembly Rooms plans and institute a review of all options, including refurbishment of the existing site
  • Prioritise building more good affordable homes with local facilities for Derby
  • Support Derby schools to deliver the best education for all pupils and let teachers focus on teaching and supporting pupils not ticking boxes
  • Work with families of SEN children to provide fair, effective support and early identification of needs
  • Provide an improved social care service in partnership with the local NHS and ensure the extra Adult Social Care levy is used effectively for social care
  • Work with Derby businesses to help them grow and provide great jobs and services for our community
  • Prioritise 'street pride' in the council's maintenance budgets and deal with flytipping to improve our communities
  • Consult with local groups to develop a locally-driven vision that can deliver the entertainment, sports and leisure facilities people actually want and will use
  • Work with and support charities and groups that help the homeless
  • Provide fair and effective funding for the whole of Derby, investing money more equally across Derby and on what local residents say they want - not just pet projects in favoured areas
  • Ensure Derby retains successful libraries for all communities
  • End the city council's dysfunctional decision-making culture by removing the cabinet-style of governance that concentrates power and replacing it with the more accountable committee system as previously used