‘Council Elections’ Archive

Barnet’s Poppy calls for 20 mph speed limit on residential roads

Please sign our online petition for a 20 mph speed limit in Barnet, at: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/20-mph-speed-limit-on-barnet-residential-streets.html Barnet’s AM Poppy launched her campaign as Green candidate for Barnet and Camden Boroughs in next year’s London Assembly elections by cycling slowly up East Finchley High Road to highlight our campaign for a 20 mph speed limit on Barnet [...]

Greens target victory in Highgate ward by-election

If can help in the campaign contact Alexis at alexis.rowell@greenparty.org.uk The Green Party has chosen former Liberal Democrat councillor and Camden Eco Champion, Alexis Rowell, as their candidate for the Highgate by-election on Thursday 15th September. The Green Party’s Maya de Souza topped the poll in Highgate ward in last year’s council elections and the [...]

Vote ‘Yes’ in the AV referendum

Please go out and vote ‘Yes’ in Thursday’s referendum on bringing in the Alternative Vote electoral system. Don’t think about Clegg – do it for Caroline Lucas and to get more Greens into parliament. We know from proportional voting in London mayoral elections that when people have two choices a large percentage are ready to [...]

Greens take extra council seat in Norwich

The Green Party has won an extra seat on Norwich City Council, maintaining the progress it has made at every local election since 2002. Norwich now has 14 Green councillors, the party’s highest number ever on any UK council. Yesterday’s election gain came in Thorpe Hamlet ward, at the expense of the Lib-Dems. The Greens [...]

Barnet Greens earn 20,000 votes but still denied seats

Barnet Green Party would like to thank everyone in the borough who voted Green in the national and local elections last week and we would particularly like to thank the dozens of people who helped out, some of whom contacted us out of the blue. The number of Green votes in the Barnet borough elections [...]

Meet and greet Green candidates next Saturday

Next Saturday is your final chance to put your questions to local Green Party candidates in a ‘Meet and Greet’ session in East Finchley. Some of Barnet Green Party’s candidates for parliament and for the Barnet Council election will be at our stall outside Budgens on East Finchley High Road from around 10 am to [...]

Greens’ protest kite soars into the empty skies

A protest kite launched by Barnet Green Party was the only authorised craft in the skies above London on Sunday 18th, as Donald Lyven, the party’s candidate for Finchley and Golders Green, attempted to fly the kite to 140 metres, the height of the chimney at an incinerator planned as part of the Brent Cross [...]

Greens to fly kite to 140m height of BXC incinerator chimney

If you are ready for some light relief amid the election campaigning why not join us for kite flying on Sunday at Clitterhouse playing fields near Brent Cross? Anyone who would like to bring their own kites to fly alongside ours will be especially welcome. Next Sunday, April 18th, Donald Lyven, Green Party parliamentary candidate [...]

Caroline Lucas interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show

Yesterday Caroline Lucas was interviewed by Andrew Marr. Here is the interview in full