WARRINGTON and Halton Green Party has launched its election campaign.

Ahead of the local elections on May 6, nationally, the Greens are looking to build on their record results from the last local elections in 2019, which saw the party more than double its number of councillors.

Locally, the party is looking to win its first council seat in each borough and has pledged that any councillor appointed will continue the hard work of those currently elected around the country in bringing about a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, which will aim to tackle climate change and reduce inequality.

The party is fielding nine candidates in Warrington and six in Halton, the highest number the party has put forward at a local election.

WARRINGTON

Chapelford and Old Hall – Mike Wass

Chapelford and Old Hall - Sarah Williamson

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft – Gary Williamson

Fairfield and Howley – Denise Harris

Fairfield and Howley – Jamie Martin

Grappenhall – Robin Wilson

Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall – Steph Davies

Poulton North – Geoff Settle

Stockton Heath – Lyndsay McAteer

HALTON

Beechwood and Heath – David Heath

Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor – Andrew Dyer

Grange – Richard Westman

Hough Green – David Coding

Mersey and Weston – Gary Cargill

Norton North – Tracy Miller

At the last local elections, the Green Party nationally doubled its number of councillors which, it says, has proved ‘absolutely vital’ over the past year as they have been the ‘ones leading their communities and working hard to bring about a green recovery’ in their area.

Jonathan Bartley, national Green Party co-leader said: “The Government is categorically failing to invest sufficiently in the green sector.

“It is Green councillors and activists on the ground, working with local communities up and down the country, who are picking up the slack and doing what they can to ensure a green recovery for all.

“It’s vital that local councils have climate in mind as we build the economy back after Covid.

“More Green councillors means a stronger commitment in all our council chambers to the climate action that we all know is urgently needed – and to the good, green jobs that this will create.”