0:00:02 > 0:00:05Right across Scotland, Conservatives are working hard for you.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08With more than 130 councillors nationwide,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and in charge in full or in part in eight local authority areas,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Conservatives really are making a difference - to our schools,
0:00:15 > 0:00:20to local policing, local services and to our environment.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22But we want to do more.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24How you vote in May's election will decide
0:00:24 > 0:00:26how many houses get built in your area,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28what leisure facilities you can use
0:00:28 > 0:00:31and what support is on offer for local shops and businesses.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I want my council tax money to be spent efficiently.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The Scottish Conservatives have a good record
0:00:37 > 0:00:40of keeping council tax bills low, supporting local businesses
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and supporting the Scottish police force.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46But there is a bigger question, too, about who should have the power
0:00:46 > 0:00:50to take decisions about your town, your street and your local school.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53The Scottish Conservatives believe
0:00:53 > 0:00:55more power should be handed to local people.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Powers for communities to run services where they can do it better than the council.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Powers for local authorities to be in full charge of housing allocation,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08so the individual needs of communities can be met locally.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I don't feel that the government in Edinburgh understands our community.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I would like more decisions to be made by local people,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16and the Conservatives want that too.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Conservatives are making a difference all over Scotland.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23In Aberdeenshire, the Conservative administration has saved £52 million
0:01:23 > 0:01:27of taxpayers' money in two years, while keeping up frontline services.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29The council has been voted
0:01:29 > 0:01:32the best local authority to work for in the whole of the UK.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37In the Borders, recycling rates have soared to more than 40%.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40The Conservative administration has built three high schools
0:01:40 > 0:01:44and refurbished five primaries, more than any council has done before.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47And in South Ayrshire, we have overseen
0:01:47 > 0:01:50a dramatic improvement in education over the past five years,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53catapulting the council into the top four in the country.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56'We believe in supporting business
0:01:56 > 0:02:00'and offering young people greater training and job opportunities.'
0:02:00 > 0:02:03This is the first time I'm going to be voting in a local election
0:02:03 > 0:02:08and I'm going to vote Conservative. Young people need to know that they have representatives
0:02:08 > 0:02:11who care about good skills and opportunities for work.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15A vote for the Scottish Conservatives is a vote for the United Kingdom.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It is a vote for people who will work hard in your area,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21who will fight for more decisions to be taken locally,
0:02:21 > 0:02:26who will ensure good value for money and high-quality local services.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Voting Conservative will make a difference to Scotland.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Voting Conservative will make a difference to you.