The local elections
on 1st May 2008 saw more seats for the Green Party across England,
and a particularly strong vote in the Eastern region.
We celebrated the
election of the first ever Green councillor on Cambridge City Council, Margaret
Wright. And the Greens gained three new seats on Norwich City Council, becoming
the second largest party on the council, and taking over from the Lib Dems as
the official opposition. Norwich Greens now hold only two seats fewer than the
ruling Labour group.
In Colchester, our vote increased. We took second place
in Castle Ward, we were just 165 votes away from winning in Wivenhoe and less
than 80 votes from second place in New Town Ward. We were hoping to win seats
on the Borough Council this year and were disappointed not to - but we'll keep
on working for a just and sustainable society in every way we can, and of course
we'll keep working to gain representation on the Borough Council.
Colchester Borough Council elections are on the 1st
May 2008. There are elections in 20 of the 27 wards that make up the council and
the Green Party has a candidate in each ward. A list of the candidates is available
here.
Please contact us if you would like
to help in any way with our campaign.
Election
Broadcast
Watch the Green Party Local Election broadcast.
Green
Party Councillors
To see what a difference Green Party councillors can
make, watch these short videos.
Norwich
Kirklees
Oxford
Manifesto
You
can read the Colchester Green Party 2008 Local Election Manifesto here.
