Worcestershire Green Party: Bromsgrove Green Party

Bromsgrove and Redditch Green Party Local Party Contact: Jill Harvey (above left) Kevin White (Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Redditch) and Alistair Waugh (Redditch Green Party local election candidate) (above right)

Bromsgrove Green Party was launched in November 2005, near the end of a year that saw a rejuvenated regional Party building on its 2004 European election vote, and they recently amalgamated with Redditch Green Party.

Members have been campaigning on local issues;in the local elections in May 2007. Jill Harvey was elected to Lickey and Blackwell Parish Council. In the County Council elections here on 4th June, Bromsgrove and Redditch Green Party fielded a total of ten candidates, a five-fold increase on the last County elections.

Kevin White was recently selected as Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Redditch constituency. He has been campaigning on a number of local issues, such as opposition to the closure of local post offices.

Redditch Green Party's Facebook page can be found here. Anyone wishing to join Bromsgrove and Redditch Green Party, or to find out more information, should contact Jill Harvey jill@lickey.plus.com 0121 453 5838.

Election Campaign Launched !

January 16, 2010

WEBSITE LAUNCH KICKS OFF GREEN PARTY GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN REDDITCH

A new website has marked the launch of the Green Party’s general election campaign in Redditch. Kevin White has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate & he’s looking forward to the campaign ahead. His website details the party’s policies & a range of ways local residents can support the election campaign.

Support for the local Green Party gained a massive boost last year when Green candidates stood in the local elections across Redditch. In the county council election, 16.6% of voters in the Arrow Valley West division cast a vote for Kevin and there were similar results across the town.

Kevin White said: “Like my parents and grandparents before me, I’ve lived in Redditch all my life, so I’m passionate about the town. I’m interested in all political issues but there’s one more than most which requires urgent action.

“Most people know it is time to get really serious about climate change and we only have a short space of time to act. I want to show people that a greener future is not about misery and sacrifice but a better quality of life.

“The Green Party want to create a million new jobs in green industries, improve public transport making it more reliable, convenient & cheaper and support small, local businesses, boosting the local economy.

“Politicians have finally woken up to the seriousness of climate change but when it comes to implementing the right policies, they are saying one thing and doing another”.”

Kevin joined other Redditch residents and up to 50,000 campaigners from across the UK on a march through London in December. The biggest environmental march ever staged in the UK was dubbed ‘The Wave’ and marked the start of the Climate Summit which ended 2 weeks later in dismal failure.

Kevin commented: “The lack of success in Copenhagen means that we need redoubled efforts in 2010 to reach a real agreement. World leaders produced an empty accord which was not fair, not ambitious and not legally binding.

“Despite the obvious disappointment, in one sense we now have good reason to be optimistic as it seems highly likely that within months, the Green Party will achieve a major breakthrough and gain our first seats in parliament.

“For anyone concerned about the future of the planet, or the current state of politics in general, these are worrying but also very exciting times.”

The Green Party’s election website can be found at www.kevinwhitegreenparty.wordpress.com but anyone without access to the internet can contact the Green Party on 01527 458395.

published and promoted by Greg Holmes, on behalf of Kevin White, both of North Worcestershire Green Party, PO Box 10202, Redditch, Worcs. B98 8YT

Results for Green Party County Council Candidates in Bromsgrove and Redditch - election day 4th June 2009

Bromsgrove

Alvechurch - Conservative 1165 (40.99%) UKIP 626 (22.03%) LibDem 376 (13.23%) Labour 264 (9.29%) Tim Martin (Green Party) 222 (7.81%) BNP 189 (6.65%)

Beacon - Labour 1142 (29.37%) Conservative 1110 (28.55%) Independent 592 (15.23%) Independent 436 (11.21%) Jill Harvey (Green Party) 323 (8.31%) BNP 285 (7.33%)

Bromsgrove Central - Conservative 1207 (40.86%) Labour 928 (31.42%) Rosemarie Powe (Green Party) 442 (14.96%) BNP 377 (12.76%)

Bromsgrove South - Conservative 934 (33.99%) Independent 557 (20.27%) Labour 519 (18.89%) BNP 385 (14.01%) Paul Roberts (Green Party) 353 (12.85%)

Clent Hills - Conservative 2073 (57.10%) Independent 736 (20.97%) Labour 302 (8.30%) John Loynes (Green Party) 263 (7.23%) BNP 233 (6.40%)

Woodvale - Conservative 1245 (39.40%) UKIP 774 (24.49%) Labour 527 (16.68%) Peter Harvey (Green Party (351 (11.11%) BNP 263 (8.32%)

Arrow Valley East - Conservative 2159 (19.21%) Conservative 1809 (16.10%) Labour 1285 (11.43%) Labour 1218 (10.84%) BNP 1204 (10.71%) LibDem 1029 (9.16%) LibDem 936 (8.33%) BNP 882 (7.85%) Emma Bradley (Green Party) 717 (6.38%)

Arrow Valley West - Conservative 1677 (19.11%) Conservative 1626 (18.53%) Labour 1410 (16.06%0 Labour 1274 (14.52%) LibDem 1075 (12.25%) LibDem 900 (10.25%) Kevin White (Green Party) 815 (9.29%)

Redditch North - Conservative 2238 (23.22%) Conservative 2095 (21.74%) Labour 1372 (14.24%) Labour 1334 (13.84%) LibDem 941 (9.76%) LibDem 835 (8.66%) Rylma White (Green Party) 823 (8.54%)

Redditch South - Conservative 2929 (26.01%) Conservative 2583 (22.94%) UKIP 1515 (13.45%) LibDem 973 (8.64%) LibDem 874 (7.76%) Alistair Waugh (Green Party) 821 (7.29%) Labour 787 (6.99%) Labour 778 (6.91%)

Conservative Party    510
Conservative Party    496
Peter Harvey (Green Party)    163    (7.15%)
Labour Party    435

Hillside ward (2 seats)

Conservative Party    816
Conservative Party    567
Jill Harvey (Green Party)    369    (12.5%)
Independent    571
Independent    626

Green Party Results Lickey and Blackwell Parish Council elections 3rd May 2007

Jill Harvey (Green Party)    190    (elected)
Independent    283
Independent    152

Bromsgrove and Redditch Green Party

Results for Green Party County Council Candidates in Bromsgrove and Redditch - election day 4th June 2009

Bromsgrove

Hillside ward (2 seats)