We are delighted to announce a full slate of candidates standing for election (and re-election) at the May 4th Local Elections
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In the May 2023 local elections we want to build on the success of the current administration where Greens have already achieved so much across Lewes District:
- Cost-of-living support with 100% Council Tax Reduction to those most in need
- The First council in UK to expect water companies to be transparent on the effects of development on sewage discharge
- The first council in England to adopt ‘Rights of Rivers’
- Action on speed and road safety including HGV traffic from construction
- Action on pesticide use, to help rebuild our bee and and other pollinator populations
- UK-leading programme to insulate & decarbonise council housing
- Built hundreds of new council houses
- New guidance in planning on biodiversity net gain, circular economy and the introduction of a sustainability checklist
- Successful campaign against drastic cuts in the Fire Service
- Transparency e.g. shared info about landowner wishes including Eton College Development instead of assessment behind closed doors
- Campaigned nationally on climate, on nature and on fixing our broken planning system
- Green councillors spoke at hundreds planning committees, residents groups and town and parish councils, and responded to thousands of emails and phone calls from residents, providing a vital ‘bridge’ to council services
Read more about our priorities and our candidates for the May 2023 local elections