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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Political correspondent

Will local elections put the brakes on low-traffic neighbourhood schemes?

A cyclist passes through a low-traffic neighbourhood in Hackney, London.
A cyclist passes through a low-traffic neighbourhood in Hackney, London. Photograph: Jenny Matthews/Alamy

Sadiea Mustafa-Awan, an Oxford solicitor, spent years as a Labour member, including a decade working for one of the party’s MPs. But on 5 May she will stand for election with the express intention of removing a Labour councillor. Why? It’s all about traffic.

“I just felt that Labour are not listening to residents,” Mustafa-Awan says. “Someone needs to tell them to think again. That’s what I’m trying to do.”

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