Vote Green in Walkley

24th April 2016

Your candidates

First choice candidate Sue Morton has lived, worked and volunteered in Walkley for 38 years. She co-founded the Walkley Forum, opposed the sale of Walkley Library and continues to campaign for safer streets, better buses and cleaner air.

Liam Hardy lives in Netherthorpe and is finishing his PhD at the University. He is a keen cyclist and campaigns for climate change action at the University and across the city.

Chris McMahon was born in Walkley and has lived here most of his life. He is a well-known local musician and is campaign- ing to save healthy roadside trees from destruction.

It’s Greens or Labour here

Sue Morton finished second for the Green Party in Walkley Ward in the last two local elections.

This year you will have 3 votes and can elect your first Green councillors in Walkley.

Green action

Green Councillors have worked to stop litter and fly-tipping and deal with anti-social behaviour. We have challenged the policy of selling public services without public scrutiny.

We opposed plans for a new elected mayor, rejected in a 2012 referendum.

In the council budget we proposed to:

Cut the price of residents’ parking permits
Cut executive pay in the Council
Invest £6.5 million in cutting fuel bills for homes and schools

We also found extra money to:

Cut air pollution from taxis
Improve road safety and public transport
Save vital care for the elderly and disabled All were rejected by the ruling Labour group.

All were rejected by the ruling Labour group.