 Martin Whiteside is the Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Stroud constituency.
Martin lives in Thrupp, and is married with three children who have all been to local schools. He is an international development consultant and works for organisations like Oxfam and the UN. He is a Stroud District Councillor and is involved in many local initiatives, including making our roads safer, protecting our green fields from badly planned development and finding alternatives to a mass incinerator for our rubbish.
Statement for 2010 Election:
Martin says: "There's more to the Green Party than you think. The Green Party stands for the future - your future and the planet's future. We have carefully worked out policies, on the economy, crime, social justice, health and much more to achieve this. We are determined to close the gap between rich and poor, and to end the wasteful over-consumption by a few. We want a future where families matter, where communities are strong and people can contribute through interesting and rewarding work. We want houses properly insulated so that they no longer waste heat, better public transport so that we are less reliant on cars, and local schools and hospitals serving the needs of the community and not private corporations. This sounds idealistic, but actually it is just basic common sense. You have one vote - use it at the next General Election to choose a better future."
Green MP For Stroud!
With the campaign now moving swiftly into its last few weeks, a Facebook group, 'Green MP For Stroud!' has been set up. We need lots of you to join and help it make a big impact! Join here.
Green politics is also about economics and fairness. Unlike the other parties we don't promise continuous economic growth; in fact we seem to be the only ones who recognise that this is impossible. Have a look at The Impossible Hamster here to see what we mean. Greens also recognise that we will only be able to achieve a peaceful future if the wealth of the world is shared a lot more fairly than at present.
Candidacy Re-selection Announcement
Martin's success in the 2005 election has led to his re-selection as the Green Party's candidate for the next General Election. Read announcement.
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31st July 2009
Green Party candidate Cathy Green polled ahead of Labour in third place in the Cheltenham Borough Council All Saints ward by-election. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats who had held the seat previously.
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 8th June 2009
In Gloucester we stood in five wards (two of which were 2 seat wards where we had one candidate). Moreland was our best result, where Jennifer Hume got 16%. In the other four we polled between 9 and 13%.
We stood in two Tewkesbury Borough wards, polling 13% in Tewkesbury Town (a 2 seat ward - pictured) and about 6% in the other ward.
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 8th June 2009
Cheltenham Greens make progress in County Elections: we stood in 5 wards (4 of which were 2 seat wards where we had 1 candidate), and polled 10-15% of the vote in all these wards (14% in the targeted ward ).
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 8th June 2009
Robert Irving stood for the Greens and was delighted with the support shown by voters. And see here Robert's letter to the press thanking voters and inviting interest in forming a local Green Party group in Cirencester.
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 8th June 2009
Sarah Lunnon has been elected as the Green Party's first ever Gloucestershire County Councillor
Stroud District results: In Stroud, Greens gained 19% of the vote share in the District, ahead of Labour and virtually level-pegging with Lib Dems. See here. West Glos results: Greens polled between around 10 and 19% in the 6 wards in which they stood. See here. Gloucester and Tewkesbury results: see here. Cheltenham results: see here. Cotswold District result: See here. Euro elections comment and results here. See more below.
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 8th June 2009
West Glos Greens polled between around 10 and 19% in the 6 wards in which they stood candidates. No seat this time but the Greens saw their first win in a Gloucestershire County Council seat in Stroud - see here. Below are the results and a letter by James Greenwood (pictured), West Glos Greens Coordinator to the local press.
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 4th June 2009 updated 8th June 2009
Sarah Lunnon was elected as Green party County councillor for Stroud East.
Greens gain 19% of the vote share in the District: just ahead of Labour and a point behind Lib Dems - see more here.
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18th May 2009
The Green party are fielding two candidates. Leo Fletcher in Churchdown Brookfield and Robert Brookes in Tewkesbury. For more info see below.
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 20th April 2009 updated 18th May 2009.
Here is a list of all Stroud District Green Party candidates for the County Council 2009 elections. In addition you can download three of our election leaflets.
Berkeley Vale: Eva Sprange, Cam & Dursley: Miriam Yagud and Indigo Redfern (2 seat division), Chalford: Carolyn Billingsley, Nailsworth: Sophie Barton, North Stroud: Gerald Hartley, Rodborough: Phil Blomberg, Stonehouse: Tony McNulty, Stroud East: Sarah Lunnon, Stroud West: Helen Cranston, Upton St Leonards: Peter Adams, Wotton-Under-Edge: David Barker.
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 In this section there are personal statements below from all five Gloucester Greens who are standing in the County elections: Podsmead - Matthew Sidford, Moreland - Jenny Hume, Quedgeley - Charlie Bircher, Westgate - Sasha Evans and Barton and Tredworth - Bryan Meloy.
Photo: Gloucester Greens supporting Green Euro lead candidate Ricky Knight in collecting signatures against a large incinerator at Javelin Park.
For more information on Gloucester Greens call: 0845 456 2602
E-mail: gloucestergreenparty@blueyonder.co.uk
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