Lancaster City Council, University Ward By-Election Results: A win for Maria Deery!
05 July 2024
We are delighted to welcome Maria Deery to the team of Greens on Lancaster City Council, taking our number of Councillors to 22. Maria Deery won the University Ward by-election with 45% of the vote, after campaigning on the themes of the cost of living crisis, lack of mental health services, the Palestine encampment, student safety and Net Zero targets, and on adding a 2nd hard-working Green Councillor in the ward.
05 July 2024
A HUGE thankyou to everyone who voted Green. Results were: Lancaster & Wyre: 5236 votes - 12.2%. Morecambe & Lunesdale: 2089 votes - 4.3%. As always our vote was squeezed by tactical voting under the unfair first-past-the-post voting system. Even so, we tripled our vote share in Lancaster & Wyre (compared to 2019), and laid a good foundation to build on next time, and in both Constituencies the vote share was higher than 2015, our previous best.
Endorsements for Jack Lenox from the people of Lancaster and Wyre
03 July 2024
Former Labour Councillor Faye Penny, Former Coalminer and Trade Unonist Billy Pye, Lancaster Resident Moryom Begum, Garstang Resident Pat Jones, and Pub Landlord, Military Veteranand Knott End-On-Sea resident Stuart Ward say why they will be voting for Jack Lenox.
Green Peer Natalie Bennett: A General Election Campaign Evening and a Day in Lancaster and Morecambe
20 June 2024
This week, we had an exciting and busy visit to support our General Election campaigns from Natalie Bennett, one of two Green Party members of the House of Lords. On Tuesday we had an inspiring talk about her holistic, hopeful and practical vision for the future as explored in her recently published book, "Change Everything: How We Can Rethink, Repair and Rebuild Society", and on Wednesday she joined our General Election candidates, Councillors and our University by-election candidate for all kinds of events across Lancaster and Morecambe.
29 May 2024
Councillor Gina Dowding presented a motion to Lancashire County Council at its meeting on 23rd May, to encourage greater understanding, more investment in research, better training and better treatment of those affected by the chronic illness ME / CFS. The motion passed with unanimous support.
A General Election has been called: For real change, vote Green on 4th July!
24 May 2024
Our candidates, Jack Lenox for Lancaster and Wyre and Gina Dowding for Morecambe and Lunesdale, responding to the government finally setting a date for a General Election, for in 6 weeks time on 4th July 2024
12 May 2024
Congratulations to Councillor Abi Mills and her son, Councillor Hamish Mills, on becoming Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lancaster City Council, and becoming part of a 700 hundred year old tradition - dating back to 1338! During her mayoral year, the charities Abi has chosen to support are Citizens’ Advice North Lancashire and Smile for ME.
Wain Homes lose appeal against City Council’s refusal of 100+ extra homes on the edge of Galgate
12 May 2024
The appeal by Wain Homes against the City Council’s refusal of planning permission for over 100 dwellings at the land above Meadow Park, off Highland Brow in Galgate has been dismissed by a planning inspector. The site had a high risk of flooding and Wain homes had failed to set out why alternative sites elsewhere in the district with a lower flooding risk could not be used instead. The proposed development will not go ahead. Ellel Cllr Sally Maddocks had supported residents in their opposition to the scheme and welcomed the outcome.
Carnforth and Millhead By-Election Results
03 May 2024
Carnforth & Millhead by-election results: Labour 644 (47.0%) - elected ~ Conservative 454 (33.1%) ~ Green 194 (14.2%) ~ LibDem 69 (5.3%). 10 spoilt ballots. Turnout 29.1%. Green Candidate Emily Heath said "Thank you to everyone who voted Green and helped us increase our share of the votes."
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