Cannon Hill Liberal Democrats

1) Tackling fly-tipping and litter across local streets and improving our local street scene

We want Cannon Hill to look its best. We'll tackle fly-tipping hotspots, report broken signs and graffiti. We will continue to get Royal Mail to paint all our local post boxes and demand BT and Virgin Media fix their communication boxes when they are broken.

2) Calling for real community policing including a new base for local police in Morden

Currently our Cannon Hill safer neighbourhoods team has to travel to/from Wimbledon Park where the officers are based. We want the Council to host a police base in central Morden to be used by officers in Cannon Hill and other nearby wards to ensure officers spend more time here in our area.

3) Fighting for safe crossings on Cannon Hill Lane

We've been fighting for many years for either a zebra crossing or other safe ways to cross Cannon Hill Lane at various points along, including at the junction with Martin Way, near the entrance to Joseph Hood recreation ground and near Elm Walk. We previously submitted a petition from over 650 Cannon Hill residents calling for a zebra crossing which Labour-run Merton Council failed to deliver on.

4) Protecting our local green spaces and calling for better play equipment in our parks

Much of the play equipment in our local parks is very old and in desperate need of replacing. We've been campaigning for years to get the council to prioritise our area and get the new play equipment local children deserve. 

We back the Merton Lib Dems' ‘parks promise’ - a comprehensive plan to protect our green spaces.

5) Fighting for better local high streets and the regeneration of Morden

Morden regeneration has been promised for decades. Merton Labour have presided over 32 of the last 36 of those years and have promised much and delivered nothing. Liberal Democrats will roll our sleeves up and get on with making Morden a town centre we can be proud of. Read here for more information on what the Lib Dems have been doing to kick start the project,

6) Demanding proper funding to fix the repair backlog at St Helier hospital after years of neglect

St Helier has a repair backlog of £150m+. It's a staggering figure which dwarfs the £12m the Labour government gave the hospital trust last year for fixes to the buildings. Local residents are rightly angered by both failed Conservative promises and now inaction from Labour. We will work with Liberal Democrats across Merton, Sutton and beyond to ensure St Helier maintains services and gets the investment in services and buildings it desperately needs.

7) Protecting our local bus routes from potential changes as they go through the re-tendering process

TfL are currently re-tendering several bus routes in our area, including the 163 and 164 which pass through Cannon Hill providing a vital link for shoppers, workers and school children. We've seen in the past these processes resulting in reductions to service frequency levels to save money. We'll fight to keep our existing bus services at least at the levels they are today.

8) Fixing our local pavements and roads

Some of our local roads like Cherrywood Lane are in desperate need to resurfacing and recent works by utility companies have made the situation even worse. We also recognise that  many pavements are dangerous, especially to our less mobile residents. We will push for faster improvements to our local pavements and roads.