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John Cope

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Conservative Group Leader, Elmbridge Borough Council
Cllr for Walton South Ward

John Cope is an elected Councillor for Walton South and leads the local Conservative Group on Elmbridge Borough Council. Alongside being a Councillor, John has a decade of experience working in public services and business, especially in education and apprenticeships.

His top priority is winning back control of Elmbridge Borough Council so that a new Conservative administration can restore the Council's finances back to health, deliver excellent services, value for money for resident's council tax, and deliver a cleaner, green area.

Find our more about John on his Facebook page or on Twitter.

News

GreenBeltUpdate

Lib Dems scrap plan to build on Elmbridge Green Belt

Wednesday, 9 March, 2022

 

After a hard-fought battle to stop the opening up of our local Green Belt to development, we are pleased to see the Lib Dems that run the Council finally back down following our lengthy campaign with local residents to demand the Green Belt is protected.

PlayhouseCampaignGroup

Campaign set back: support & funding removed from Walton Playhouse in blow to local community

Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

 

Recently over 6,000 people signed a petition to demand Elmbridge Council scrap their plans to close the Cecil Hepworth Playhouse. Thank you to everyone who signed the petition and all the local campaigners that led an amazing effort which forced the Council to stop closure.

CouncilChamber

Elmbridge households to be hit in April by the maximum possible rise in Council Tax

Friday, 25 February, 2022

The choice by the Liberal Democrat and political "Resident Associations" that run Elmbridge Council to hit residents with the maximum rise in Council Tax could have been avoided if the administration was on top of the finances and had a proper plan to lead the Council.

Walton Playhouse

Campaign win - Elmbridge Council abandons plans to close Walton Playhouse

Sunday, 6 February, 2022

 

Elmbridge Civic Centre

Dithering Lib Dem council coalition puts local Green Belt at risk

Sunday, 23 January, 2022

After years of dither and delay the Liberal Democrats who run Elmbridge Council in a coalition with the residents associations put forward a draft Local Plan only for their own legal advice to block it as legally indefensible.

This puts our local green belt at huge risk. 

StopTheCarParkTax

Help stop the new Car Park Tax in February

Sunday, 19 December, 2021

Local high streets, families, and small businesses are set to be hit by a huge hike in parking charges from Elmbridge Borough Council and an end to free Sunday parking.

Cllr Cope reads out of the letter from Nick Prescott, leader of RBC

Lib Dem Alliance that runs Elmbridge refuse assistance from Runnymede to rescue suspended bin collection

Friday, 10 December, 2021

The Liberal Democrats and their allies who have governed Elmbridge Council for years were challenged by Conservative councillors over their continued failure to reinstate garden waste collections for thousands of residents. Cllr John Cope asked if the offer of help from Runnymede has been explored, receiving the inexplicable answer that is had not with the Council Leader even claiming to still be unaware of it, despite it being raised in public since September

Goldfish in a bag

Conservatives win motion to improve animal welfare across Elmbridge

Tuesday, 20 July, 2021

Please sign our petition here to make sure the right decision is taken by the Council and Elmbridge Conservative’s campaign to improve animal welfare protections across Elmbridge are adopted.

John Cope

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