Our members and candidates have worked together to put forwards an ambitious manifesto to do what we can to make Sheffield into a fairer, greener place to live and work.
Our manifesto
Developing a Locally Focussed Economy
- Support our independent businesses and cultivate our young talent, setting an economic example for the country.
- Fight for high-quality, affordable housing, purchase empty properties and regulate landlords to provide better housing.
- Create safer neighbourhoods and vibrant high streets, with community hubs showcasing the best of our voluntary sector.
Building a Healthy, Connected Community
- Create community for young people and address knife crime at its roots, by investing in youth services and young people’s spaces.
- Restore neglected city services including public toilets and develop new publicly-owned infrastructure.
- Support tool libraries, skill shares and mutual aid projects.
- Improve children’s wellbeing by supporting healthy relationships with social media, smart phones and other technology.
- Promote preventative mental health services and community support networks.
Creating Better Travel Options and Safer Streets
- Create a fully joined up cycle network with cycle schemes and bike hangars.
- Make our streets safer using 20mph limits, rule enforcement and pedestrian priority for busy roads. Aiming for Vision Zero.
- Connect our public transport system with integrated tickets, timetables and links between bus, tram and train.
- Develop our bus and tram network with extensions, circular routes and night time services.
Taking Action on the Climate and Nature Emergencies
- Support biodiversity and rewilding through community empowerment and public education.
- Install solar panels on council and community buildings. Promote renewable energy across the city.
- Restore Sheffield’s rivers and create more public green spaces for natural flood management and environmental enhancement.
- Improve recycling across Sheffield.
Staying True to Our Values
- Keep our communities informed and listen to their priorities all-year round.
- Make our constituents’ voices heard in a party that respects local communities.
- Stand with oppressed people everywhere, including divestment from Israel and support for Sheffield Apartheid Free Zone.
- Fight racism, ableism and all other forms of prejudice.
- Protect refugees and support our status as a City of Sanctuary.
- Promote LGBTQIA+ rights and inclusion around our city.
