Hounslow Labour Party Launches 2026 Manifesto

Focus on 'fairer choices' for residents

Labour members get together for the manifesto launch. Picture: Hounslow Labour

March 24, 2026

Hounslow Labour has launched its 2026 local election manifesto, setting out a programme it says is designed to “make life fairer for every resident.” The document, titled Fairer Choices, outlines five headline pledges alongside a series of commitments tailored to different communities across the borough.

The first pledge focuses on youth opportunity, with the party promising investment in youth clubs and after-school activities. According to the manifesto, the aim is to ensure that every young person in Hounslow has access to a range of programmes as part of what the party describes as a fairer start for local children and teenagers. Every child in the borough is to receive a library card including newborns and each school in the borough will be given the opportunity to grow an orchard.

The second pledge centres on cleaner streets. Labour says it will introduce free bulky-waste collections and community skip days, removing the current £41 charge for disposing of large household items. The party argues that making disposal easier will help residents “do the right thing” and reduce fly-tipping. Under the proposals, neighbourhood skip days would allow residents to dispose of bulky items without travelling to a waste site.

A third pledge focuses on safety, with Labour committing to create a new enforcement team to address fly-tipping and antisocial behaviour. The party says the team would operate across the borough, with at least two officers in every ward. The officers would have new powers, access to mobile technology to log cases on the move, and responsibility for helping to enforce Public Space Protection Orders. Labour also says it will increase the number of cameras used for monitoring and ensure a 24-hour response for noise and antisocial behaviour complaints.

Housing forms the fourth pledge, with Labour committing to deliver 2,500 “genuinely affordable” homes. The party says this target is part of its plan to help address the local housing crisis by building more homes for residents. They have committed to spend £125 million over the next three years to building new council homes.

The final pledge, titled “Nowhere Left Behind,” proposes the creation of town centre and neighbourhood parade improvement funds. These would be ringfenced for local areas, with the intention of ensuring that investment is distributed across all parts of the borough.

The manifesto also includes sections outlining how the party intends to support different groups of residents, as well as chapters focused on the borough’s individual towns, villages and neighbourhoods.

In Brentford, there is a commitment to deliver a ‘world-class arts centre’ and a new Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre as well as to press on with projects such as the Golden Mile regeneration and the West London Orbital Scheme. Labour also says it is committed to the Brentford Beeline proposal and supports events like the Creative Mile.

In Chiswick, a culture strategy which aims to make Hounslow the London Borough of Culture, will provide greater support to arts at the grassroots level. On transport it says that it will ensure that the Kew Bridge end of Chiswick is connected to the Overground network as part of the West London Orbital project. The party will work with local MP Andy Slaughter to get step-free access at local station including Turnham Green.

Launching the document, Hounslow Labour leader Shantanu Rajawat said: “One simple aim runs through every line of this manifesto. That is to make life fairer for every resident. That has always been the Labour Party’s ambition.” He highlighted commitments on youth opportunities, waste collection, antisocial behaviour, affordable housing and local investment as central to the party’s plans.

Feltham and Heston MP Seema Malhotra said the pledges “show Hounslow Labour’s ambition to make life fairer for residents,” while Brentford and Isleworth MP Ruth Cadbury described them as “about restoring local pride.” Hammersmith and Chiswick MP Andy Slaughter said residents would welcome proposals on bulky-waste collection and action on fly-tipping, adding that he looked forward to working with local Labour candidates.

The full manifesto is available online and includes further detail on the proposals and local area plans.