Aeden Francis Rooney
Labour candidate for Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park
I joined the Labour Party to make a real difference. Growing up, I was a young carer until the age of 15, when I tragically lost my mum to a failing NHS and a broken social care system. I saw first-hand how chronic underfunding devastated SEND support in our schools. Those experience shaped my life, and I swore I’d fight tooth and nail to make sure no child or family has to go through what mine did. That’s why I’m proud to be standing as a candidate in the very community where I grew up, where I went to school, and where I witnessed the strength, resilience, and hard work that built Hoddesdon. If elected as your Labour councillor, I will work to restore and empower our community through a new era of co-operativism—putting people before profit, and rebuilding from the ground.
Previous elections
Hoddesdon South (2025)
Labour and Co-operative Party· Not elected
Goffs Oak (2024)
Labour Party· Not elected
Where Aeden fits into things
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Broxbourne