Councillor Jon Hartley

[MaryT]

Anyone else having problems getting responses from Cllr Hartley (Dulwich Hill ward)? I notice that someone else on here suggested that he never acknowledges emails from residents?

[Sally Eva]

you can answer this yourself by emailing him and seeing if you get an acknowledgement

[first mate]

Perhaps the OP already has, hence her question?

[MaryT]

Yes Sally, I've emailed him several times since Xmas. I don't contact Councillors frequently but when I've done so over the years, I've found them generally engaged and responsive. It's unprecedented to just be ignored and, regardless of the query I'm raising, that's worrying from the point of view of  our local democratic voice. Its a Councillors role to represent local people! A different thread on here made reference to a lack of response from one of our ward councillors and, since there are only two, I'm guessing it's the same one. I'm following up my own concern separately but I'm asking on here about whether others have had the same problem. I'd like to think it's a one-off but, increasingly, I suspect it's not. Hope that gives a bit more context!

[Nigello]

Of the two councillors, only one in that ward has ever responded to my emails or texts (for which I’m grateful, of course)….

[Insuflo]

MaryT, I’ve contacted the Dulwich Hill councillors several times in recent years, always copying them both in. I have never had an acknowledgment from Jon Hartley (not even an automated response or out-of-office) nor had any response or engagement from him regarding the issue raised.
 

On each occasion, only Maggie Browning responded (she uses an out-of-office if she is away). The last time, I received no response from either for 3 months, until Maggie Browning emailed me to apologise for not responding and asking if the problem had been resolved.

Edited 8 hours ago by Insuflo

[PeckhamNicola]

does either of them have a surgery? probably not over summer, but I thought they had to give the opportunity for their constituents to meet them.

[Insuflo]

47 minutes ago, PeckhamNicola said:

does either of them have a surgery? probably not over summer, but I thought they had to give the opportunity for their constituents to meet them.

I’ve tried to find details of surgeries being held before but not found any. The section of the Southwark website that details councillors’ surgeries says that:

Your locally elected Councillors will be holding a roving surgery programme in the Dulwich Hill area to enable residents to raise any local issues. Residents will be notified by letter in advance of the date, time and specific streets/roads where the surgery will take place. 
Surgeries are not held in August, on Bank Holidays, Easter or in Christmas Week. 

Dulwich Hill Ward Councillors

I’ve never seen any notification of surgeries being held, including on the DH councillors’ social media accounts. I don’t know if any other residents of Dulwich Hill have? Neighbouring wards all seem to have times and places posted for surgeries.