Local Elections: your views on local government Question Title * 1. Are local elections taking place in your local council: Yes No Don't Know OK Question Title * 2. Local councils are responsible for a wide variety of services. Please rank these issues from 1 to 8 [where 1 is very important and 8 is much less important] in order of which services are of most importance to you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Transport, e.g. bus services 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Maintaining local roads and street lighting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Planning and development. E.g. provision of public toilets and seating areas, accessibility to your town centre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Leisure facilities, such as parks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Providing a library service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Providing adult social care services. E.g. care at home or in residential settings, older peoples lunch and social clubs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Youth services 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Waste collection and disposal, street cleaning and recycling 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Running schools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Housing and homelessness OK Question Title * 3. Some local authorities have experienced significant reductions in their budget over recent years. Have you noticed a decline or improvement in your council provided local services in recent years. I have noticed a decline I had noticed an improvement I have not noticed a change OK Question Title * 4. Are you happy with the level of council tax that you pay? Yes, I pay a fair level of council tax and the services in my local area are generally good. No, I pay too much council tax and don’t see the benefit in the local area. OK Question Title * 5. Would you be happy to pay slightly more council tax to improve services in your local area such as social care, waste collection, youth services, and library services? Yes No OK Question Title * 6. Do you feel your council keeps you up to date with its work and activity in the local area? Yes No OK Question Title * 7. We are interested in understanding how active you feel your local councillors are in engaging with residents. In the past year, have you received any written communication from a local councillor, such as a leaflet in the post? Yes No OK Question Title * 8. In the past year, has a local councillor, knocked on your door to ask if you have any concerns or issues that they can help you with? Yes No OK DONE