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Poll shows Harrow residents still very unhappy with Council

Harrow residents still think they are not getting value for money from their council, nor are they satisfied with the way the council runs things.

Harrow Strategic partnership commissioned IPSOS-MORI to carry out a major opinion poll of Harrow residents. This replicates the official Government ‘Place Survey’ carried out every other year and so is comparable to the survey carried out last year.

Cllr Bill Stephenson, Leader Labour Group, said: “The Interim Place Survey carried out by Ipsos Mori confirms what we have always thought: local residents do not think that Harrow Council provides value for money nor are they happy with the way the Council runs things.

“75% of residents in a sample of 1634 residents said that Harrow Council does not provide value for money. Down 1% from 2008/2009. 60% of residents in a sample of 1710 are not satisfied with the way Harrow Council runs things. Also down 1% from 2008/2009.

Cllr Stephenson continued: “This shows that, even with all the media blitzes, the self nominations for various awards, and the phoney Westminster City Council opinion polls, Harrow residents are massively dissatisfied with the way the Council runs things and even more of the view that Harrow Council does not give value for money. This is a very large survey carried out by the internationally accredited opinion pollster Ipsos Mori.”