Local News
8 July 2024 by philclayton
The Parliamentary Election was both a huge success, and a disappointment; Success The Green Party at National level more than doubled it’s vote, to just under 2m people. By ruthlessly focussing on our four target seats, (Bristol, Waveney, Brighton and Herefordshire), we gained four parliamentary seats, by far the best result in our history. Many […]
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14 June 2024 / 14 June 2024 by philclayton
We have three invitations to Hustings, all of which are open to anyone who wants to know more about our programme for government, to and challenge all of the candidates on their ideas; Monday 17th June, Grange-over-Sands, 19:30 – 21:00, Methodist Hall (Hosted by Grange Methodists). Monday 24th June, Ambleside, 20:00 – 22:00, Ambleside Parish […]
5 June 2024 / 5 June 2024 by philclayton
The latest polling data from Electoral Calculus shows the Liberal Democrats have a 15 point lead over the Conservatives in Westmorland and Lonsdale, even after allowing for the recent boundary changes; Party Predicted Votes Conservative 29.1% Liberal Democrat 44.0% Labour 15.4% Reform 8.4% Green 2.7% Source – Electoral Calculus 05-06-24 Which means that for the […]
Policy into practice
29 May 2024 by philclayton
Some numbers; It’s time for a change.
26 May 2024 by philclayton
We need Green MPs and Green councillors to create change. Take housing; Councillors want to encourage affordable housing instead of the large detached houses that maximise the Developer’s profits. And Councillors can influence development through Planning Committees. But Policy Planning Frameworks dictated by Central Government place strict limits on the power of councils to demand […]
25 May 2024 / 14 June 2024 by philclayton
Phil Clayton has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for the Westmorland and Lonsdale Constituency. More detail on Phil and the wider Westmorland and Lonsdale Green Party team on our “people” page.