Fix SEND
Families should not have to fight the system just to get suitable support and placements for their children. I know what that battle looks like, and I want pressure, scrutiny, and proper action instead of delay and deflection.
Littlehampton Town County Council Independent Candidate
Adam Philpott
Send Me In.
For four years, I’ll be their problem they can’t ignore.
I’m standing because local people are sick of excuses. Roads keep failing. Families keep fighting for support. Public money keeps getting spent, but too often residents are left with the same problems and the same script.
I’m not standing to blend in, keep quiet, or nod along. I’m standing as an independent voice for Littlehampton Town, to ask hard questions, push for proper answers, and make sure residents are heard.
Campaign Priorities
What I’ll Fight For
These are the issues driving my campaign: better support where families need it, proper scrutiny where the council is failing, and a councillor who treats residents’ problems like they actually matter.
Fix Roads
I use local roads constantly through my delivery work and I see the failures with my own eyes. Endless patching, repairs that do not last, and weak accountability are not good enough for residents paying into the system.
Demand Accountability
Public money should buy results. When work fails, when services slip, or when excuses get repeated year after year, someone should be made to explain what happened and how it will be fixed properly.
Put Residents First
Too many decisions feel distant from real life. I want Littlehampton residents heard properly on roads, schools, child support, community services, frontline staffing, and the everyday issues that get brushed aside.
Why I’m Standing
A Real Local Voice. Not a Party Script.
I’m not a career politician. I’m a local dad, a local road user, and someone building a small delivery business while living the same reality many people here live every day.
My children being autistic means SEND is not some abstract policy topic to me. I have seen how hard families have to push just to get what should already be in place. On roads, I’m out there constantly and I see firsthand how poor maintenance affects daily life, safety, vehicles, and confidence in the council.
I’m standing because I do not want a seat just to warm it. I want to challenge, question, push, and keep pressure on where pressure is overdue.
Key Pledges
What I Want To Change
This campaign is not about slogans on their own. It is about pushing specific areas that people in Littlehampton feel directly in their daily lives.
SEND, Education and Child Support
- Push for faster EHCP's, fairer decisions for families needing SEND support and placements.
- Challenge a culture where parents feel forced into a fight just to be listened to.
- Keep pressure on the council over education access and SEND services where outcomes are not good enough.
Roads, Repairs and Standards
- Push for proper scrutiny of patch repairs and repeated failures, not endless excuses.
- Question contractor performance where work does not last and residents are asked to accept the same poor outcomes again and again.
- Argue for better visibility on how roads are inspected, repaired, and signed off.
Frontline Workers and Community Services
- Push for better recruitment and better support for frontline roles that keep communities functioning.
- Back school crossing patrols, library staff, and other frontline workers who do difficult jobs that are too often undervalued.
- Press for council services to be run in a way that respects both staff and residents.
Trading Standards and Accountability
- Push for stronger staffing and better resourcing where important public protection roles are falling short.
- Question waste, weak oversight, and poor value for money where the public is not getting the standard it pays for.
- Speak plainly when something is not working instead of hiding behind committee language.
Accountability
What Residents Can Expect From Me
I want this campaign to be clear about how I would approach the role: visible, direct, difficult to fob off, and focused on real-world outcomes rather than polished excuses.
I Will Ask Awkward Questions
If roads fail again, if support is delayed again, or if the same excuse comes back dressed up in new wording, I will challenge it publicly and directly.
I Will Report Back Clearly
Residents should not be left guessing what their councillor is doing. I want regular plain-English updates, not vague noise and disappearing acts.
I Will Stay Independent-Minded
My job would be to represent Littlehampton residents properly, not to read from a prepared line and pretend it answers the problem.
Tell Me Your Issue
What Needs Sorting in Littlehampton?
I do not want this campaign to be a one-way lecture. I want to hear directly from residents about the issues that are being ignored, dragged out, or passed around without a proper answer.
SEND
Roads
Schools
Child services
Traffic
Community safety
Libraries
Other
Final message
Send Me In. For Four Years of Accountability.
I cannot promise every problem disappears overnight. I can promise this: I will not go quiet, I will not hide behind excuses, and I will not forget who sent me there.
Fix SEND
Fix Roads
Demand Accountability