It’s on! Let’s Win 24 on 4th July
After a day of media speculation, the Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally announced that he was calling a General Election on the 4th July. The Labour Party is ready for this election and the Hexham CLP has been working for a Labour victory for over a year. Sunak’s Tory government is out of time … Read More
Kim wins in historic day for Labour
After a hard fought campaign Kim McGuinness has been elected as the first NE Mayor. This is a historic victory which saw Kim win 185,051 votes (41%), with independent Jamie Driscoll in second place on 126,652 and Conservative Guy Renner-Thompson in third place on 52,446. A full list of candidates and vote share can be … Read More
Vote Today!
Across the Hexham Constituency voting is underway in the local elections. This is a vital opportunity for us to show that Labour can win and lead locally and regionally in the North East. Your vote matters! Voting is underway for our fantastic Labour candidates. We’ve been out with them on the streets of Northumberland campaigning … Read More
A weekend of action for a better Britain in Throckley
Recent boundary changes have brought Callerton and Throckley, parts of the western edge of the Newcastle conurbation, into the Hexham Constituency for the first time at the next General Election. Residents and voters in these area have been moved from the safe Labour constituency of Newcastle North, served by the excellent Catherine McKinnell MP, to … Read More
Angie’s Christmas Appeal
It’s been, yet again, a hard year and times are difficult but Christmas is coming soon, and I need your help once again to put a SMILE on the faces of local families The appeal is in its fourth year now, thanks to your amazing generosity and that of the wider Prudhoe community! I do … Read More
Tory maths bungle hits Northumberland Schools
Joe Morris, our Parliamentary Candidate, slammed the staggering Conservative mathematical incompetence that will see Northumberland Schools lose almost £2million a year. Last month the Department for Education admitted to miscalculating the amounts of funding due to be granted to state schools in England next year, admitting to a £370m error in the information they gave … Read More
Joe Morris Winning for Hexham!
Yesterday the CLP met in Hexham for the hustings and selection process for the Labour Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Hexham Constituency. After listening to the speeches and questions and answers from the two candidates (the third had withdrawn earlier in the day) members voted. The ballots cast in person and the postal votes were … Read More
Canvassing for Labour in Hexham West
This weekend members of the Hexham Branch of the CLP, supported by other Labour Party members, were out talking to residents in Hexham West. This is the most recent canvassing by the Hexham CLP, which has seen us talk to voters across the constituency, from Hexham to Prudhoe to Ponteland and points between and beyond. … Read More
Concrete catastrophe
Just as our children were about to return to School after the long summer break a crisis struck: a Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) beam collapsed without warning in a school. The government had known for years that buildings using RAAC were approaching the end of their lifespans and that collapses were a risk. The … Read More
Filthy dog waste a disgrace
On International Dog Day let’s celebrate our hounds and doggos: they’re great companions and furry friends that bring their owners joy. We love dogs and the Labour Party has animal welfare at its heart. Unlike the Tories and Guy Opperman who recently scrapped their manifesto pledge to bring in an Animal Welfare Bill that would … Read More
Labour at the Allendale Agricultural Show
The Allen Valleys Labour Party Supporters’ Group held a Labour Party stall at the Allendale Agricultural Show today. Local members and supporters on the stall chatted with friends, neighbours, local people and visitors to the area about a range of issues including bus services, affordable housing, the cost of living crisis, the water quality in … Read More
Sunak’s bet on dirty fossil fuels an error
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today announced 100 new oil and gas exploration licences in the North Sea and carbon capture schemes. He claimed that these risky bets on fossil fuel extraction and unproven carbon capture technologies were justified in the name of energy resilience. The gas and oil extracted from any new North Sea … Read More
It’s on! Let’s Win 24 on 4th July
After a day of media speculation, the Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally announced that he was calling a General Election on the 4th July. The Labour Party is ready for this election and the Hexham CLP has been working for a Labour victory for over a year. Sunak’s Tory government is out of time … Read More
Kim wins in historic day for Labour
After a hard fought campaign Kim McGuinness has been elected as the first NE Mayor. This is a historic victory which saw Kim win 185,051 votes (41%), with independent Jamie Driscoll in second place on 126,652 and Conservative Guy Renner-Thompson in third place on 52,446. A full list of candidates and vote share can be … Read More
Vote Today!
Across the Hexham Constituency voting is underway in the local elections. This is a vital opportunity for us to show that Labour can win and lead locally and regionally in the North East. Your vote matters! Voting is underway for our fantastic Labour candidates. We’ve been out with them on the streets of Northumberland campaigning … Read More
Tories too incompetent to get Britain working
New analysis reveals the Tory failure to tackle health-related worklessness in Hexham constituency. Analysis by the House of Commons Library for Labour shows that there has been a rise of 372 people in the Hexham constituency claiming Universal Credit for health reasons over the last year. Between December 2022 and December 2023, all 632 parliamentary … Read More
No Branch Meetings until after the 2nd May
There will be no branch or CLP meetings until after the 2nd May due to the local elections. Don’t forget to vote for Kim McGuinness (for Mayor) and Susan Dungworth (PCC) on the 2nd! You’ll need photo ID to vote in person