Elections
26 October 2024 / 26 October 2024 by daveeldervass
A message from Peter Wilkin, your Green Party candidate: Thank you to everyone who voted in Thursday’s Royston Palace by-election, with only 27.3% turnout and Labour winning by only 4 votes, this election proves that every vote counts, and that in the local council the local minority views are being served over the silent 72.7% […]
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22 September 2024 / 6 October 2024 by daveeldervass
I have lived in Royston for 4 years with my partner Francesca. My father was a Church of England vicar. From observing his pastoral care for the local community, I learnt that it’s important to have compassion for all people and when needed respectfully disagree with people while still working together for the greater good. […]
Elections Local News
25 August 2024 / 25 August 2024 by daveeldervass
There will be a by-election for a new County Councillor for the Bedwell area of Stevenage on Thursday 29th August. We are please to announce that our candidate will be Balgiisa Sheik Ahmed. Balgiisa has said: “Passionate about community well-being, I am committed to making Stevenage a safer and fairer place for everyone. I have […]
13 July 2024 / 13 July 2024 by daveeldervass
A big thank you to all those who voted for the Green Party in the Stevenage Constituency in the General Election. It was an honour, and a privilege, to be the candidate. It was a marvellous and mainly a very positive experience. The vast majority of people were friendly and supportive, even those who didn’t […]
We thank everyone that did vote in last week’s General Election, in particular those that came out and voted for the Green Party candidates in the constituencies of Hitchin and also North East Hertfordshire. The Green Party was pleased to have had candidates in all constituencies across England and Wales except for one, thus giving […]
28 June 2024 / 28 June 2024 by daveeldervass
Last week Matt Porter, local podcaster, interviewed the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Hitchin, Will Lavin. They covered a wide range of issues including the Green Party’s policies on the cost of living, the NHS, the economy, climate change, housing, the war in Gaza, and others. Here’s the interview in full:
25 June 2024 / 25 June 2024 by daveeldervass
The Friends of the Earth/Greenpeace have evaluated the main parties’ manifestos and policies, and the results are out! They evaluated the Green, Labour, LibDem, and Conservative manifestos against forty criteria in four groups: Climate and energy, Nature and environment, Homes and transport, and Justice and democracy. The Green Party romped away with first place, scoring […]
22 June 2024 / 22 June 2024 by daveeldervass
Will Lavin, our Green Party candidate for Hitchin, took part in a hustings for all candidates on Mon 17th June at St Mary’s Church, Hitchin. The event was organised by Churches Together in Hitchin and chaired by Rev Chris Bunce. You can see the whole debate on YouTube. Will’s introductory comments at 22:30 are the […]
ITV ran a feature on the candidates in the new parliamentary constituency of Hitchin, including the Green Party’s Will Lavin. You can watch it on itvX.
15 June 2024 / 15 June 2024 by daveeldervass
Our manifesto, published today, is about the sort of country we want to live in, where we move beyond the politics of fear and distrust. Our offer to voters is Real Hope and Real Change and our manifesto lays out exactly what this looks like. The Green manifesto sets out how we will invest in […]
11 June 2024 / 11 June 2024 by daveeldervass
Come and see our Green Party parliamentary candidates in action at these hustings events: Friday 14th June, from 7 for 7:30pm to finish around 9pm, at the Friends Meeting House, 21 Cutty’s Lane, Stevenage, SG1 1UP. This is the Public Transport Question Time event, organised by the Bus Users Group Stevenage (BUGS). They can […]
9 June 2024 / 9 June 2024 by daveeldervass
Will Lavin is your Green Party candidate for Hitchin in the general election. Following the Labour and LibDem Battle Buses starting their campaigns over the weekend, Will has been riding around Hitchin greeting voters on his Big Green Battle Bike. Will intends to cycle around the constituency over the next few weeks to be a […]
1 June 2024 / 1 June 2024 by daveeldervass
We have a great chance to elect a Green MP in North East Herts in the general election on 4th July. We need more Green MPs to hold the government to account on the environment and social justice issues and represent your views in parliament. The Green Party candidate in North East Hertfordshire is […]
12 May 2024 by daveeldervass
After a step up in Green campaigning we saw record numbers voting Green in the recent Stevenage Council elections. At least 3721 people voted Green, that is 18.2% of those who voted. Paul Dawson, who will also be our parliamentary candidate in the forthcoming general election, had a standout result in Almond Hill with 28.1% […]
Tim, Deolinda and Mary candidates for the target ward of Hitchin Bearton, would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who stood as paper candidate this year, and who helped to deliver leaflets, sent donations, and of course who voted for us! In Hitchin Bearton we achieved our best results – 17.5% […]
5 May 2024 / 5 May 2024 by daveeldervass
Will Lavin, our Green Party parliamentary candidate for Hitchin, has embarked on campaigning for the General Election, having accepted invites from a primary school and a Retirement home. Will attended Wilshere Dacre school in Hitchin just before the Easter holidays. Year 6 had been working on Climate Change projects, which Will inspected and discussed with […]
5 May 2024 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
The Green Party had its best ever council election results in May 2024, thanks to your support! Nationally, the Greens won 184 local election contests and we now have over 800 Councillors across England and Wales – councillors committed to making a real difference to their communities. In North Herts, our Green candidates in Bearton […]
2 May 2024 / 2 May 2024 by daveeldervass
We have been talking to voters over the last few weeks about the forthcoming general election and have received an amazingly positive response from the public. So good in fact that we are going to step up the campaign. With Oliver Heald not standing and a Reform candidate to split the right-wing vote, we actually […]
24 April 2024 / 24 April 2024 by daveeldervass
Our candidates Jim Borcherds – LONGMEADOW Adrian Busolini – BANDLEY HILL & POPLARS Paul Dawson – ALMOND HILL Pavel Gora – ROEBUCK Steven Hodges – BEDWELL Ashlee Hodson – MANOR Chris Hodson – MARTINS WOOD Dave Ingarfill – CHELLS Christopher Keane – ST NICHOLAS Naomi Lovelace-Collins – MARTINS WOOD Stephani Mok – SHEPHALL Richard Warr […]
21 April 2024 / 1 May 2024 by daveeldervass
Our candidates CANDIDATE STATEMENTS Arbury: Anne Fletcher I’m a retired social science academic and have been a member of the Green Party since it started. I’m a keen supporter of green politics and committed both personally and politically to action for tackling climate change. I am also passionate about wildlife and wildlife friendly gardening – […]
14 April 2024 / 25 April 2024 by daveeldervass
When you vote for the Green Party, you get hardworking Greens elected. Matt Fisher, a Green Party councillor in St Albans, has been selected to be the Green Party’s candidate for the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election this year. Matt’s experience ranges from teaching in South Africa to serving as a Special Constable. He […]
14 April 2024 / 14 April 2024 by daveeldervass
23 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Will Lavin has enjoyed living with his family in the Purwell area of Hitchin for the last 7 years, since moving here from central London. He works as a consultant in the city, but has also previously owned small businesses including a shop and a restaurant. He is acutely aware of the cost of living […]