Junab Ali

I am standing as the Labour and Co-operative Party candidate for Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner.  I run an electrical contracting business and grew up in Wootton Bassett, moving to Swindon in 1997.  I have been a Swindon Borough Councillor for 13 years and was Mayor of Swindon from 2018-19.  I have also been a previous Parliamentary & European Parliamentary candidate in Wiltshire.  Most importantly, I have served on the Police and Crime panel for Wiltshire and Swindon since 2012 and was voted as Vice-Chair 4 years ago and this year was voted as Chair by Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Independent and Labour members of the panel – despite being one of only two Labour members on the panel.  As Chair and Vice-chair, I have built a strong understanding of our Police force in Wiltshire.

As a priority I shall press for a fairer funding for the Wiltshire and Swindon Police area as this drives the ability of the police force to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.  Despite every MP for our PCC area being Conservative, a Conservative PCC being in place for 2 terms, both councils for Wiltshire and Swindon being Conservative controlled and Conservative controlled governments for over 10 years, no progress has been achieved on this and I will seek to remedy this.

We need better funding to strengthen our police force.

My key pledges are:

• Build a more visible policing presence through a stronger focus on community policing
• Task a senior staff lead to support victims
• Build more resources to tackle cybercrime
• Protect children and the vulnerable
• Better protection for women and girls
• Create a greener police service at no additional cost

This statement has been prepared by Neil Hopkins, Election Agent, 1b Marlborough Lane, Swindon SN3 1RA.

Contact details

Email: Junab74@gmail.com
Phone: 07985 195893
Website: https://www.junab4wiltshirepcc.com/
Twitter: @junabali
Facebook: @Junab4WiltshireandSwindonPCC