Nancy Taaffe
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate for High Street
*Socialist Nancy Taaffe to stand in Walthamstow constituency* Millions will relish the opportunity to register their hatred of the Tories at the ballot box. But Keir Starmer and Stella Creasy’s Labour Party doesn’t fight for the interests of working class people. Socialist Party member Nancy Taaffe will stand as part of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC). * Private profit out of our NHS * Council homes and rent control * End austerity - inflation-proof pay rises and no more cuts to jobs and public services * Renationalise rail, mail, water and energy * Stop the onslaught on Gaza * For a socialist alternative to capitalist crisis, climate destruction and war For interview: Nancy Taaffe 07786 857673 * Nancy Taaffe won 5,595 votes in the 2024 Greater London Assembly election and 9% of the vote in the Higham Hill council by-election in October 2014 * TUSC did not contest the parliamentary elections when Jeremy Corbyn was leader of the Labour Party, but Nancy was the Socialist candidate in Walthamstow in 2015 and 2010. * Nancy and TUSC have consistently stood candidates in Waltham Forest council elections, securing 3,490 votes in 2022, 2,841 votes in 2018 and 5,482 votes in 2014. * Nancy Taaffe is Chair of the Save Our Square campaign and Assistant Secretary of Waltham Forest Trades Council. She and the Socialist Party have a long record of fighting for council housing, and against cuts, privatisation and war.
Previous elections
Walthamstow (2024)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
North East (2024)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
Higham Hill (2023)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
High Street (2022)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
London Assembly (2021)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
North East (2021)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
High Street (2018)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
Walthamstow (2015)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
Walthamstow (2010)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
Where Nancy 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
Waltham Forest