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Orpington Labour wants to hear from you!

We at the Orpington Constituency Labour Party are always striving to hear from our local residents about the issues that matter to them. From holding regular Councillor surgeries, street stalls and door knocking sessions we are always listening to you and try to determine local policies that meet the needs…

Your Councillors Want to Hear from YOU!

Rebecca (Becky) Wiffen and Chris Price, Labour’s Councillors in St Paul’s Cray want to hear from you! They are interested in hearing what issues are most important to residents during at this time. Please complete the survey below, and if you want to make direct contact with them to discuss…

Orpington Labour Party – A Review of 2022

Emerging from COVID Having emerged from the Covid lockdown Orpington CLP has been as busy as ever trying to restart much of the work done prior. In fact we have begun local activism to a level arguably greater than before lockdown with high visibility campaigning and community work. We have…

Fracking Companies look to Drill in Bromley and Orpington

We have just seen a report that fracking companies are eyeing up part of our Borough which includes a good chunk of Orpington. This is unacceptable and would be an environmental disaster for both the nation and the local area, and would do nothing for the nation’s energy problems as…

Statement on School Streets Call in Outcome

Bromley Conservatives halt roll out of the School Streets policy to protect children at drop off and pick up times. (Reposted with permission from the Bromley Labour Website) They ignore clear evidence that School Streets are working well in Bromley and in other London Boroughs Transport Portfolio Holder Cllr Bennett…

Response from Gareth Bacon MP (sort of)…

Despite having written to our Conservative MP, Gareth Bacon, on 25th May 2022 with regards to urging him to write a Letter of No Confidence in the Prime Minister due to his conduct, we did not receive a reply beyond a standard acknowledgement of the message. Since then, in fact,…

Open Letter to Gareth Bacon MP on the Conduct of the Prime Minister

Following the resolution that was passed overwhelmingly at the Monthly All Members Meeting of the Orpington Constituency Labour Party with regards to the behaviour of the Prime Minister following the publication of the Sue Gray Report, the following letter has been emailed to Gareth Bacon MP: Dear Mr. Bacon …

Why Vote Labour in Orpington?

Why Vote Labour in the Local Elections 2022? In every election we are asked on the doorstep (and increasingly on social media) why local residents should vote Labour in the local elections, what do we stand for? What are our policies? Here is a brief outline of why you should…

2022 Local Elections – Our Candidates

The 2022 Local Elections will be taking place soon, on the 5th May, and Orpington Labour Party is proud to announce our full slate of candidates: Biggin Hill (2 member ward) Steve Cranenburg Margaret Mills Chelsfield (2 member ward) Lynn Sellwood Kola Abiola Darwin (1 member ward) Jeff Slee Farnborough…

Orpington Labour STILL says “No” to Walnuts Redevelopment

We have received disturbing reports that Tory activists have been saying on the doorstep that Labour have been supporting the current plans to redevelop the Walnuts and build 10/20 storey tower blocks in our Town Centre. This is a blatant untruth! Orpington Labour Party has been at the forefront of…

Letter to Gareth Bacon MP re Prime Minister Johnson and “Partygate”

The Chair of Orpington Constituency Labour Party has written to our local Conservative Member of Parliament Gareth Bacon to ask for his response to the constant lies of the Prime Minster with regards to the so called “Partygate” scandal. The letter reads below: Dear Mr Bacon, I am writing to…

End of Year Report Card for Gareth Bacon MP

So, as the year 2021 comes to a close, it seems only fitting to review the work of our Conservative Member of Parliament, Gareth Bacon, and ask: “What has Gareth Bacon done for us?” So far his voting record includes: Raising taxes on working people in Orpington Voted for the…

Fly-Tipping in Orpington

Fly-tipping and illegal rubbish dumping continue to plague us here in Orpington. From our green spaces and country lanes (such as Skibbs Lane and Okemore Gardens) to our suburban streets and housing estates such as (Crockenhill Road and the Rookery Gardens Estate), this illegal activity blights our area and costs…

Working in the Cray Valley

We have been working tirelessly throughout the year in #StMaryCray and #StPaulsCray. Cleaning up the streets, reporting fly-tipping, overflowing bins, potholes and other street defects… We have also been speaking to local residents about the issues that affect them and the fact that they are disatisfied with the local Council…

We want to hear from you! Bromley Borough Residents’ Survey

As part of the wider consultation with residents the Bromley Labour Group wants to hear from residents across the borough, including from us here in Orpington. As we want to develop policies that YOU the local residents want to see implimented in our area. To that end they have launched…