Dean Russell officially launched his re-election campaign alongside Home Secretary James Cleverly, Parliamentary Candidate for South West Hertfordshire Gagan Mohindra, and other colleagues and friends.
The event marked the start of Dean’s bid for a second term in office, highlighting his achievements since his election in 2019.
Dean is proud to have helped secure the full funding for a brand new, state of the art Police Station in the town centre, and crime is down.
One of Dean’s key achievements was securing full funding for the redevelopment of Watford General Hospital. This was made possible with the support from Watford residents and the West Herts Hospital Trust leadership team.
Dean’s initiative to train 1,000 people in mental health first aid awareness was also a huge success, beating its target thanks to the huge support with the Watford and West Herts Chamber of Commerce and Camelot (now Allwyn).
More than £5 million was secured by Dean in additional funding to support local charities working with rough sleepers. This work led to a period where there were no rough sleepers in Watford and there still remains no veterans on the street.
Dean’s Tips Bill became law in 2023 and will come into force later this year, which will ensure that businesses cannot retain any tips or gratuities meant for staff. More than 2 million people will benefit from this in Watford and across the country.
Working across party lines, Dean worked with the local council to secure £16 million from the Levelling Up Fund for Watford. This funding will transform the Town Hall and Colosseum, and offer a business hub to support new and growing businesses.
Since 2019, Dean has also been deeply involved in his constituents' enquiries, dealing with thousands of pieces of casework and talking to residents in surgeries, events, and tours of Parliament.
Following the event, Dean said, ‘It has been the absolute honour of my life to represent you as your Member of Parliament here in Watford since 2019. I am proud to have delivered a brand new Police Station, secured funding for our new hospital, helped to train 1000 people in mental health first aid awareness and secured more than £5 million pounds to help reduce rough sleeping. There is so much more, and I hope I can get the chance to continue the work I have started’.
