29 March 2025 by daveeldervass
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20 February 2025 / 29 March 2025 by daveeldervass
There will be a Green Party candidate in every division in North Herts and Stevenage for the Hertfordshire County Council elections on 1 May 2025. Our prospective candidates in North Herts are listed here, with further details below (there will be a separate list of our Stevenage candidates). For more information on our local policies, […]
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% […]
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. […]
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 […]