For the first time, all voters in North Lincolnshire were able to vote for the Green Party at both unitary authority and parliamentary level in May 2015. As well as fielding candidates in all three parliamentary constituencies in North Lincolnshire, the Green Party also had at least one candidate in every ward for North Lincolnshire Council.
With 20 Green candidates at unitary authority level, this put the Green Party as the third largest party in the local elections.
At the time of the Local Elections, Neil Jacques, Lead Green Candidate for Barton said:
“I am delighted that the Green Party in North Lincolnshire is able to give everyone in the area a chance to vote Green. We have seen a massive surge in interest in Green politics in the country. In this area our membership has more than tripled in the last year. As a result we have been able to field a great group of highly enthusiastic candidates covering a wide variety of ages, experience and backgrounds. The elections this year are going to be very interesting indeed.”
Percentages are based on the top Candidate for each party only.
Laura Atkin – ASHBY (683 Votes = 13.5% of the vote)
Fiona Hodges – AXHOLME CENTRAL (488 Votes = 12.2% of the vote)
Mike Richards – AXHOLME NORTH (450 Votes = 9.8% of the vote)
Maggie MacAteer – AXHOLME SOUTH (442 Votes = 11.2% of the vote)
Neil Jacques – BARTON (537 Votes = 9.6% of the vote) Top Candidate
Carol Thornton – BARTON (439 Votes)
Paul Thornton – BARTON (333 Votes)
Sue Wilsea – BOTTESFORD (338 Votes = 5% of the vote)
Geraldine Clayton – BRIGG & WOLDS (575 Votes = 9% of the vote)
Alan Robinson – BARTON & APPLEBY (198 Votes = 5.8% of the vote)
Robert Szynal – BRUMBY (444 Votes = 11.7% of the vote)
Jan Clark – BURRINGHAM & GUNNESS (119 Votes = 6.3% of the vote)
Natalie Hurst – BURTON & WINTERTON (513 Votes = 7.6% of the vote)
Lisa Southern – CROSBY & PARK (629 Votes = 11.6% of the vote)
Sue Stephenson – FERRY (706 Votes = 11% of the vote) Top Candidate
Alan Sutton – FERRY (498 Votes)
Rick Taylor – FRODINGHAM (373 Votes = 14.2% of the vote)
Sam Richardson – KINGSWAY & LINCOLN GARDENS (733 Votes = 15.9% of the vote)
Martin Dwyer – RIDGE (705 Votes = 9.6% of the vote)
Daryl Southern – TOWN (360 Votes = 12.5% of the vote)
The total amount of votes NLGP received at the Local Elections was 8,293, giving us a total of 10.2% of the vote. Under Proportional Representation this would mean that NLGP would have 4 Councillors representing them on North Lincolnshire Council.
First and foremost, all the Green Party candidates, if elected to the council, will seek to listen to the views of the people in their wards. We want to improve the openness and transparency of the council and work with the people of North Lincolnshire to make this area an even better place to live and work in.
How will your Green Party candidate support you on North Lincolnshire Council?
To find out about NLGP's Values please click HERE.
