Carrie Harper, a 30 year old County Councillor is to fight the 2011 Assembly election for Plaid Cymru in Delyn.
Carrie who currently lives in Wrecsam with her partner and their two children is known for her work in fighting for more affordable housing for local people and most recently as being one of the leading campaigners against the West Cheshire sub regional strategy. The West Cheshire plan is creating a 'new sub region with its own distinct identity' between North East Wales and the North West of England and building tens of thousands of unaffordable houses across Flintshire, Wrecsam and Denbighshire.
Carrie stated " The people of North East Wales especially have been severely let down by successive Labour governments who have ignored our needs. To me, the Labour backed plan to make North East Wales a dormitory area for the North West of England is disasterous. It has pushed local people out of the housing market, has been detrimental to our environment, put huge pressure on local services and roads and has devastated our communities across North Wales. It's now time that the needs and aspirations of the people of North East Wales are put first."
"Labour has ensured Wales has remained underfunded to the tune of at least £300 million annually and also ensured we have continued to lose millions every year from our council housing - about £100m a year, which is being used to subsidise councils in London. This money should have been used to improve and upgrade housing in Flintshire and across Wales so that we could meet the standards needed without having to transfer the housing stock to a new housing association."
"Like Labour, the new Con/Dem Government in Westminster seems hell bent on ignoring the Welsh context, with scathing cuts to the public sector, attacking the Welsh-language broadcaster S4C and inflicting millions in cuts on our local councils instead of taxing the rich fat cats and bankers bonuses."
"These things need to change and local people have a right to know the extent we're being ripped off. Since Plaid have been sharing power in Wales, many positive things have happened such as the upcoming referendum on further law making powers and challenging the unfair funding formulas that are putting so many of our communities at a disadvatage. I very much hope the people of Delyn recognise that we have the opportunity for something different with our Assembly, not more of the same London politics that are so clearly indifferent to the needs of our communities here in Wales."
" I am standing for Plaid Cymru because we are different, we don't answer to any party line down in Westminster, our only priority is the needs of our communities here and I feel that focus can deliver the best for people locally. It will be my priority to promote and protect our heritage, ensure genuine opportunities and to give people a local candidate who will always fight their corner. "
