A UKIP candidate for Potters Bar has pledged to prioritise services for local people in housing, education and health.

Simon Rhodes, of Carpenter Way, is hoping to represent Potters Bar East after tomorrow's Hertfordshire County Council elections.

A UKIP spokesman said candidates will "speak as one" rather than individually, and the party has issued a statement setting out its policies.

The statement reads: “We support local referenda on major planning decisions such as out of town or large scale supermarket development, major housing developments and incinerators.

“We favour proper controls on immigration and prioritising services for local people in housing, education, health and social services, by ending benefit and health tourism.

“We believe in spending our money at home – not giving away £53m a day in our membership of the European Union and another £23m a day in foreign aid – while jobs, services and benefits are being cut here.

“We want more effort on fighting crime and anti-social behaviour, with more police on the streets.“To keep council tax bills under control, we support cutting council executives and managers and their pay and expenses.”