A new 'Hounslow Card', providing cheaper parking and discounted gym rates for those living in the borough, is among the Conservatives' key election pledges.

Hounslow Conservatives have also promised to review 'unnecessary' yellow lines and to increase the grace period for parking offences should they regain power at the local elections on Thursday, May 22.

Launching the manifesto, Hounslow Conservatives leader Peter Thompson said: "We have a clear vision and are the only party that has a detailed manifesto that will lead to a cleaner Hounslow, safer communities, a greener environment, new opportunities for young and old, a parking revolution and greater value for money.

"With us you know exactly where we stand on the on the big questions of our time - the questions that will decide the future of our borough.

"Residents have a clear choice between a Labour administration which has run out of ideas or a Conservative administration which will keep costs down, improve frontline services and deliver value for money."

The group's seven key pledges should they be elected are to:

OFFER GREAT VALUE SERVICES

Councils are only half way through the cuts and savings that they have had to make to help reduce Labour’s deficit. There will have to be some tough decisions over the next few years but we promise to always deliver the best services and to keep your Council Tax as low as possible

CLEAN UP THE BOROUGH

We were promised clean streets but the current Labour Council is just not delivering. Street cleaning and litter removal will always be a top priority, and graffiti will not become the scourge of communities it once was. We will increase the amount of waste that we recycle

BRING IN A FAIR PARKING POLICY

Introduce a fair parking policy by updating parking enforcement guidance to support local shops, tackling wrongly-issued fines, reviewing unnecessary yellow lines and the grace period for parking offences

INTRODUCE THE NEW ‘HOUNSLOW CARD’

An ‘all in one’ card that gives residents preferential rates for council parking (30 minutes free parking) and leisure facilities, access to libraries, and discounts at participating businesses

CREATE A STREET VOLUNTEERS SCHEME

These will act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the community, to help get things fixed and make a real difference to their local area and across the borough

CUT THE COST OF POLITICS

We will ask the Boundary Commission to cut the number of councillors by a third to get them working harder and to ensure that taxpayers are getting a good deal

ENCOURAGE HOME BUILDING AND A GOOD EDUCATION

We want to make it easier for everyone to get on the housing ladder so new homes are essential. We will deliver more good schools to ensure our children have the education they need.