Stroud District Council elections: Greens react to becoming biggest party 9th May 2024 / 9th May 2024 by Susan Fenton The Greens are delighted to have become the biggest party on Stroud District Council, with a record number of councillors. The party now has 22 seats on Stroud District Council (up from 14), winning nine new seats and holding 13 existing seats. Cllr Catherine Braun, who held her seat for the in Wotton-under-Edge Ward and remains Leader of Stroud District Council until the Council’s Annual […] Read more » elections Stroud District Council
Stroud Greens publish District Council election manifesto and name candidates for all 51 seats 6th April 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton The Green Party has published its manifesto for the Stroud District Council elections in May, and has announced the names of its candidates. There will be Greens standing in all 51 council seats in each of the 27 district wards. 53% of the candidates are women; 47% are men. The party aims to become the […] Read more » elections Stroud District Council
Stroud District Council election ambitions: we’re fielding candidates for all 51 seats 13th March 2024 / 7th April 2024 by Susan Fenton The Green Party has announced its ambitions for the Stroud District Council elections in May. With 14 councillors currently, the Greens have been part of the ruling alliance on the council since 2012 and have led the alliance since 2022. The party aims to build on its success by fielding candidates for all 51 council […] Read more » Catherine Braun elections Stroud District Council
What May’s local elections mean for Greens: online debate 6th March 2024 / 6th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Why are the May local council elections so crucial for Greens? What happens when voters decide to vote for the alternative to the two main parties and elect Greens to represent and serve them on local authorities? And what can the future hold when Greens are in power on councils? These are questions that will […] Read more » Bright Green Chloe Turner Chris Jarvis Cloud Cafe elections Pete Kennedy Stroud District Council
Councillors approve Green motion demanding fairer voting system for foreign-born residents 15th December 2023 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Council is to ask the government to make the ‘illogical and inconsistent’ voting system fairer for residents from overseas, after a Green Party motion was carried by at the full council meeting last night (Thursday December 14). Of the councillors, 25 voted for the motion and six against. There were 10 abstentions. The […] Read more » elections Elections Act Steve Hynd Stroud District Council
Carla Denyer joins Stroud Greens to celebrate Painswick & Upton by-election win 18th May 2023 / 18th May 2023 by Susan Fenton The Green Party co-leader, Carla Denyer, came to Stroud today (May 18) to celebrate the party winning yesterday’s by-election in the Painswick & Upton ward. Green candidate Gary Luff received 1,168 votes (45% of the total), beating the Conservative candidate (who got 817 votes) and becoming the first non-Tory to represent Painswick & Upton since the ward […] Read more » councillor elections Gary Luff Painswick
Why the Green Party is standing in the General Election in Stroud 8th December 2022 / 8th December 2022 by Susan Fenton Why are Greens standing in the General Election in Stroud? The short answer is that, despite our asking Labour at both local and national level, they have refused to make an agreement that would benefit them in Stroud in exchange for an agreement in a seat where Greens are the strongest placed party to defeat […] Read more » elections General Election
The Green Party names its parliamentary candidate for Stroud constituency 6th August 2022 / 29th May 2024 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party members have chosen Pete Kennedy as the Green Party candidate to fight the next general election. He was selected in a process where all local members could nominate and vote for their preferred candidate. Pete’s selection was officially announced today (Saturday August 6) at an event in Stroud attended by media […] Read more » elections
Stroud Greens celebrate election gains and enter talks over alliance 11th May 2021 / 11th May 2021 by Susan Fenton The Green group on Stroud District Council is celebrating its election wins, which see the number of Green councillors increase by five to 13. It is now among the top five largest Green district council groups in the country. Commenting on what the media are calling the “Green Surge” the new Green group leader, Cllr […] Read more » election results elections Green surge
Why you should vote Green on May 6: Stroud District Green Party sets out its election stall 29th March 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Greens are the fastest-growing party in the Stroud area, with an ever-increasing number of communities electing Green councillors to represent them. “We think more people are voting Green because they like the combination of social justice, environmental protection and our ability to get things done quickly and on budget,” said Martin Whiteside, who leads the […] Read more » elections Stroud