Meet Chris Vince: Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow and The Villages
Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow and The Villages
Chris is the Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow and The Villages. He has been a ward councillor in Harlow for six years, fighting against the Conservatives’ reckless management of Harlow Council he served as the Labour Group leader until May 2024, where he chose to instead focus his attention on the General Election campaign by speaking to residents about what they want and need in a Government, plus sharing his policy ambitions with voters across Harlow and the Villages.
Get Britain building again
Following strict rules that strengthen public finances and by reforming planning laws, so we build more houses, giga factories, windfarms, roads, labs and ports, developing the skills needed to do so.
A Labour Government will:
- Take tough decisions to restore economic stability and secure our economy.
- Reduce energy bills and invest in the jobs and industries of the future via our Green Prosperity Plan and Great British Energy, a new publicly owned clean generation company.
- Build more homes and help first time buyers with ‘first dibs’ on new homes in their area.
Switch on Great British Energy
Switching on Great British Energy, a new publicly owned, clean energy company, that ensures jobs are created here in Britain and that we aren’t dependent on tyrants like Putin.
A Labour Government will:
- Create Great British Energy, a new publicly-owned clean power generation company to cut your energy bills and deliver good jobs.
- Cut your energy bill for good – making families up to £1,400 better off a year.
- Create 500,000 new, skilled jobs in the industries of the future, rebuilding the strength of our industrial heartlands.
- Deliver energy security so we’re not dependent on dictators like Putin.
Get the NHS back on its feet
Paying doctors and nurses overtime to work evenings and weekends to cut the backlog – paid for by closing the loopholes in Rishi Sunak’s non-dom plan and cracking down on tax dodgers.
A Labour government will:
- Cut waiting times by giving the NHS the staff and technology it needs.
- End the 8am scramble for GP appointments and giving patients a choice of appointments in person or on the phone.
- Improve cancer survival rates and reduce deaths from heart disease and suicide.
- More care in the community so patients aren’t stuck in hospital.
Take back our streets
Guaranteeing town centre police patrols in every community to tackle gangs, drug dealers and fly tippers – paid for by cutting outside contractors and waste.
A Labour government will:
- Put 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs on our streets.
- Halve violence against women and girls, and tougher sentences for rapists.
- Introduce new ‘Respect Orders’, a tough new order with criminal sanctions for antisocial behaviour.
Break down barriers to opportunity
Introducing free school breakfast clubs and more high quality teaching with more specialist maths and science teachers – paid for by removing tax breaks for private schools, closing the loopholes in Rishi Sunak’s non-dom plan and cracking down on tax dodgers.
A Labour government will:
- Create a modern childcare system with breakfast clubs in every primary school to give children the best start.
- Make sure there’s a world class teacher in every classroom, recruiting 6,500 new staff, paid for by ending tax breaks for private schools.
- Introduce a broader curriculum, developing creativity, digital and speaking skills that ensure young people leave school ready for work and ready for life.
- Expand apprenticeships and skills training to spread opportunity for all.
Get in touch with Chris:
chris4harlow@gmail.com
Harlow District Ward Councillor
Chris Vince was elected in 2018 for Little Parndon & Hare Street ward . Since becoming councillor, he has been a director of HTS, and the council’s mental heath champion. Chris is has served in a number of roles, including the Leader of Harlow Labour until May 2024.
Chris works tirelessly for his community, including organising community litter picks and hosting local ward surgeries. Chris also cares deeply about his ward residents’ views that he canvasses regularly in order to capture his community’s views on local issues and the direction of the council.
Aside from being a councillor, Chris works for a local charity and can often be found supporting Harlow Town Football Club.