General Election 2024
5th July 2024 / 11th July 2024 by petertaylor
Huddersfield: Greens come second Andrew Cooper was second in Huddersfield and polled 10,568 votes – only 4.500 votes behind Labour – one of the biggest Green votes in the country. He fought a dynamic campaign which reached all parts of the constituency, which already has 4 Green Party councillors. The use of social media, strong […]
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3rd July 2024 by petertaylor
Kirklees Climate Commission with Friends of the Earth in Huddersfield we have now collated the responses to a General Election candidate survey. Our Green Party candidates, Andrew Cooper and Heather Peacock scored highest in a detailed climate and nature survey. We would especially encourage you to look at Kirklees Climate Commission’s Q&A responses from candidates. The full […]
1st July 2024 / 1st July 2024 by petertaylor
Andrew Cooper thanked activists for ensuring a full coverage of the constituency. He said that far from being a divisive issue our concern about Palestine and Gaza had “brought people of the town together”. Heather Peacock said that she had witnessed serious deterioration of health services over the past 14 years. She has worked for […]
21st June 2024 / 21st June 2024 by petertaylor
Heather Peacock, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Colne Valley and trees campaigner, has been working hard in the last week to save Milnsbridge from dumping of waste. “Fly tipping is a never-ending problem in Milnsbridge”, says local resident Heather, “I am determined to see it stopped. It will need a mix of community resistance, prosecutions […]
11th June 2024 by petertaylor
The five parliamentary candidates standing for the Green Party in the General election in July are Colne Valley – Heather Peacock; Dewsbury & Batley – Simon Cope; Huddersfield – Andrew Cooper; Ossett & Denby Dale – Neil Doig; Spen Valley – Martin Price. The boundary changes have put Denby Dale and Kirkburton in a new […]
11th June 2024 / 11th June 2024 by petertaylor
We need a voice for Huddersfield in Parliament.A Labour Government is a certainty and we have a Labour lead Kirklees Council. A Labour MP could not speak up for Huddersfield and put Party before local people. All Labour MPs have to follow their Party Whip.Andrew Cooper would be free to speak up for local people. Whether […]
Andrew Cooper says “the Green Party Stands with Palestine” in a letter to electors in the Huddersfield constituency. The letter (see below) sets out the position in full. This initiative follows on from a motion proposed by Greens to Kirklees Council calling for an immediate permanent cease fire. View image below as pdf >>
Local elections 2024
7th June 2024 / 11th June 2024 by petertaylor
In the most recent local elections the Green Party were the main challengers to Labour locally and were less than 3% behind Labour with the Lib Dems and Conservatives way behind. There is no danger of the Conservatives winning in Huddersfield!
7th June 2024 / 8th June 2024 by petertaylor
Green candidates in May elections for Kirklees Council recorded some stunning victories and a near miss. In Crosland Moor & Netherton ward, Alex Vickers was elected by a majority of 354 and a vote share of 41%. In 2023 she came second. Her victory in 2024 was the result of having undertaken a great deal […]
