Nottingham residents on what they want from politicians ahead of local elections

In the wake of the upcoming local elections, Nottingham World reporters Sam Rhodes and Aman Mahmood went into the city streets to see what pledges they would like their councillors to make in order to gain their vote.

Speaking with Nottingham World, Richard Macrae, currently Broxtowe Borough Councillor and former Broxtowe and Stapleford mayor, said: “You’re the voice of your community … I genuinely think you have to be out there in the community, you need to help people who elect you, it’s not something I do just because there’s an election.”

While in town the crew from the Happy Hour Podcast, who have nearly 750,000 subscribers on YouTube, spoke to us.

Jack Dean, 30, said: “They need to be relatable to me, someone who’s in the same class as me but I’m not too politically swayed.”

Robbie Knox, 46, said: “Whoever puts the most leaflets through the door and gets involved.”

These elections will be the first to be held since the Government introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station.

If you don’t have an acceptable form of photo ID or are not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you, you can apply for a free voter ID document - known as a Voter Authority Certificate. 

Kirstie Hole, 36, Arnold, who’s the owner of 101 Vinted, said: “Something to do with benefits for small business, like tax cuts, that would have a big impact.”

Lisa Keward-James, 52, Brinsley, who works in admin at the University of Nottingham, said: “Resident parking and potholes, I’m not very happy with cars in front of the house and the poor standards of roads that never seem to change.”

Asghar Aslam, 65, Wollaton, retired, said: “I’d actually like to see homeless people being allowed access to more suitable accommodation, especially with the current cost of living struggles.”