Winchester Greens are going flat out to get the first ever Green Party councillor in Hampshire elected, in the Winchester City Council election on 6th May.
Alison Craig is standing in the St Bartholomew Ward and says her chances are good. She says ‘Brighton, Oxford, and Norwich have had Green councillors for years. As a result they are much greener places than Winchester.
Imagine Winchester City after another 20 years of just the grey parties: a car-blighted, polluted urban sprawl. Everyone we have talked to says there are too many cars in Winchester.’
Although Winchester Greens have stood in the local elections in previous years, this is the first time they have run a campaign in a target Ward. Their top opponent is Liberal Democrat and retiring Mayor, Dominic Hiscock.
Alison says, ‘The current incumbent has done the job for ten years and it is time for a change. We need fresh ideas on Winchester City Council.’
This year Greens are set to make history with their first ever MP elected to Parliament. Local Greens are pulling out all the stops so Hampshire can have its first Green elected representative too.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The candidates in St Bartholomew Ward are:
Alison Craig, Green Party
Denis Archdeacon, Labour Party
Dominic Hiscock, Liberal Democrat Party
Paul Wing, Conservative Party
The Green Party has 126 councillors on 43 councils across England and Wales.
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Local Authority
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Number Of Green Party Councillors
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Brighton & Hove City Council
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13
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Norwich City Council
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13
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Oxford City Council
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7
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WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
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ZERO
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For the full list, see http://www.greenparty.org.uk/links/councillors.html
Additionally there are two members of the London Assembly, two Members of the European Parliament, two Members of the Scottish Parliament and one Green Member of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland.
Caroline Lucas is tipped to become the UK’s first ever Green MP in Brighton Pavilion in the General Election. William Hill, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power all have the Greens as favourites to win.
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