27 May 2019
We did it!
Gina Dowding is now a Green MEP for the North West. She won one of the 8 seats available in the North West Region with 12.5% of the vote (5.5% more than the main Green candidate last time) and did particularly well in Lancaster with some 20% of the vote. This crowns a very successful election for the Greens nationally: not all results are in yet, but currently the Greens have 7 MEPs - 4 more than last time.
Still without having slept and having just done a Radio Lancashire interview, Gina said:
"This is a positive result for the region, the country and the future! People are putting their confidence in the Greens and our positive policies that deal with the climate emergency and environmental degradation, while also helping to bring about more social justice and reduce inequalities. The Green New Deal’s time has come!
"An enormous thank you to everyone who helped make this historic result possible. Lots of people worked incredibly hard in an intense period of time and straight after the local elections: there are lots of us who have a backlog of emails, a backlog of housework, and have neglected family or friends in the last few weeks. But this fantastic result makes it all worthwhile."
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