Kirklees Green Party

Green Party Election Results 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 […]

Local Green candidates score well in climate and nature survey

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 […]

Rally at Castle Hill, Huddersfield

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 […]

Fly tipping is a never-ending problem in Milnsbridge

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 […]

Green Party fields candidates in all 5 constituencies in Kirklees

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 […]

Andrew Cooper: We Need a New Voice in Parliament

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 […]

A letter on Gaza to voters in Huddersfield

11th June 2024 / 11th June 2024 by petertaylor

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 Election Result in Huddersfield

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!

Greens breakthrough in local elections

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 […]

Vote Green on 5th May

12th April 2022 / 12th April 2022 by

We are heading into another round of Kirklees Elections. So the possibility of a Labour Council with a majority doesn’t exactly fill me with hope and joy – just potential disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of good people in the Labour Party and I would much rather have a Labour Party that […]