According to the latest City Tracker report published last week, residents say the council is improving under Labour.
The aim of the City Tracker survey which is commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council, is to find out what residents think of Brighton and Hove as a place to live, and to track key performance indicators including satisfaction with key services.
♦ 55% of residents think the council is now making wise use of money, an 18% jump on last year.
♦ 72% of residents are now satisfied with how clean their street is, up significantly from 57% under the Greens last year.
♦ Satisfaction with refuse collecting has doubled from 31% to 64%.
♦ The figures for recycling are even better with 67% happy, up from 44% under the Green administration.
Councillor Warren Morgan, Leader of the City Council, added: “We pledged when we took over from the Greens that we would end the drift and division, and get the basics right. This first measure of how the Labour Administration is doing is very encouraging, with residents saying that services are getting better, despite the unprecedented cuts being imposed on us by the Conservative Government. We have got a grip on council finances by reducing the overspend by £8 million, and now we have evidence that the changes we are making to service delivery are already having a positive effect.”
Cllr Gill Mitchell, who chairs the Environment Committee, said: “These figures prove that the steps we have taken since May are winning approval from residents and hopefully will lead to better recycling levels.”
Almost a quarter of residents responding say they won’t have enough money to meet their basic living costs in the coming year.
The council hopes to remedy this by focussing efforts to help people through the Fairness Commission.
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