In recent pre-election videos, Cllr Peter Smallwood boldly praised his own track record of transparency. He told voters, “We hope you think we have been visible, we are regularly on the Ruislip Community Facebook page, we send letters and leaflets to keep you updated with our work, we engage with Ruislip residents’ associations, community groups […]
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Ruislip Councillors re-elected as local wards remain central to Hillingdon Council
All five councillors for Ruislip and Ruislip Manor have been re-elected following a higher turnout than in 2022. With a strong Conservative result across the borough, changes in neighbouring wards and a new council leadership team based locally, attention now turns to the Annual Council Meeting and the confirmation of Cabinet and scrutiny roles. The […]
Hillingdon Decides: 2026 Local Elections – where the Parties Stand on Hillingdon’s future
On the evening of 21st April 2026, our own Graham Bartram – Chair of both Ruislip Residents’ Association and the Hillingdon Alliance of Residents Associations (HARA) hosted “Hillingdon Decides” – a digital leadership hustings ahead of the 2026 local elections. As the non-partisan umbrella group made up of residents’ associations across the borough (including Ruislip […]
Hillingdon Decides: Join the 2026 Leadership Hustings. Hear from the parties standing at next month’s election
As a member of the Hillingdon Alliance of Residents’ Associations (HARA), the Ruislip Residents’ Association (RRA) is encouraging all our members to participate in a vital borough-wide event: Hillingdon Decides. It is a Zoom webinar for the whole borough to ask questions of the parties seeking our votes on 7th May. On Tuesday, 21st April […]
The 7th May local elections: What your vote does (and doesn’t) decide
On Thursday 7th May, residents across Hillingdon will vote in local elections. It will be a vote about bins, roads, parks and services – not national politics At a time when national and international politics dominates the headlines, it’s easy to lose sight of a simple fact: May’s local elections are about how our local […]
