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The Green Party of England & Wales has been steadily growing support over the past few years. We now have over 100 councillors across England and Wales, while also having a member of the House of Lords, 2 MEPS and 2 members of the London Assembly. We currently have no members of the House of Commons. In Scotland, we have 2 MSPs and in Northern Ireland we have 1 member of the Assembly. At present there are only 3 Green councillors in the whole North-East of England. Nic Best represents Morpeth North Central ward on Morpeth Town Council. Duncan Couchman represents Mickley ward on Prudhoe Town Council. John Hartshorne represents the people of Otterburn Parish Council. We want to see many more Green councillors across the North-East. Our friends in Newcastle and South Tyneside have made a fantastic start, and in 2007, North Tyneside matched their achievements by fielding its first ever Green candidate (Martin Collins, Wallsend ward). Over the coming years, we want to see many more Greens standing as candidates in North Tyneside, not only for local elections, but also at Mayoral, General and even European level so as many people as possible have the opportunity to vote Green. Across North Tyneside, the borough is divided into 20 wards, with 3 councillors representing each ward. A third of the council is elected each year, (one councillor from every ward), and in the fourth year the mayoral election takes place. The map of the borough is shown below, along with which party's councillors represent which area. All of the wards represent the area covered by the directly-elected mayor of North Tyneside. These wards also represent the makeup of the two parliamentary constituencies in North Tyneside, which are in fact North Tyneside and Tynemouth. North Tyneside constituency is covered by the wards of Battle Hill, Benton, Camperdown, Howdon, Killingworth, Longbenton, Northumberland, Riverside, Wallsend and Weetslade.
Tynemouth constituency is covered by the wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton North, Monkseaton South, Preston, St Mary's, Tynemouth, Valley and Whitley Bay.
Below is listed the policies that the Green Party represent. 1. Greening the Economy - Real Progress is investment in our communities, and economics as if people mattered. 2. Learning for Life - Real Progress is education that allows us all to live our dreams, publicly-funded for the public good. 3. Health and Wellbeing - Real Progress is healthcare free at the point of use, and policies that not only heal, but cure the causes of sickness. 4. Reliable, Inclusive Transport - Real Progress is cheaper, easy-to-use public transport. 5. Peace, Justice and Security - Real Progress would be a safer Britain in an equitable, peaceful world. 6. Home and Community - Real Progress is a safe, warm, affordable place to call home, in a community we cherish. 7. Food We Can Trust - Real Progress is healthy local food, with more jobs, environmental excellence and strong rural economies. 8. Clean Green Energy - Real Progress is safe energy, (em)powering our lives, creating more jobs and protecting us from climate change. 9. Animal Rights - Real Progress would be a society that cared about the treatment of animals. 10. By the People, For the People - Real Progress would be government as the servant, not the master |
