Every community deserves fair and transparent public funding — yet that’s not what’s happening.

Government funds for local projects, including the Levelling Up Fund and Towns Fund, are often directed to politically marginal constituencies, while other areas with greater need are overlooked.

For example:

Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire received £19 million for town regeneration.

Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester missed out on £20 million despite high levels of deprivation.

Space Park Leicester, East Midlands received £19.4 million, despite questions about whether other areas in the region with greater need were overlooked.

Nuneaton, Warwickshire secured significant funding, while neighbouring deprived towns received far less.

In some swing towns, residents have seen millions spent on new leisure or regeneration projects, while equally or more deprived towns in safe seats receive far less.

Communities with high unemployment or poor infrastructure can be skipped entirely, even though the need is greater.

While legal, this practice is unfair, erodes trust in government, and wastes public resources

We call on Parliament to pass a Fair Funding Act to ensure:

1. Funding is allocated based on objective need, not political advantage.

2. An independent body oversees funding decisions.

3. All applications and allocations are published for transparency

4. Governments cannot use public money to influence elections.

Public money should serve communities, not political campaigns.

Sign this petition to demand a fair, transparent, and accountable system for public funding.