Maidstone Green Party

26 July 2021 / 26 July 2021 by Stuart Jeffery

Local Conservatives have triggered a consultation on how our local election voting system works. Currently we have the “thirds” system which in a three councillor ward one is elected each year over a four year cycle with one year off when county elections are held. The Conservative want to have one election for all seats […]

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16 July 2021 / 16 July 2021 by Stuart Jeffery

Local Greens have challenged Maidstone Borough Council to up its game on climate change after they revealed a lack of ambition in its plans. At this week’s Council meeting, Stuart Jeffery asked what level of carbon reduction was planned by the council and was told that their plans will amount to only a 32% reduction […]

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21 June 2021 / 21 June 2021 by Stuart Jeffery

Maidstone Greens have reacted angrily at the decision by the Secretary of State for Transport for the A249 Stockbury Roundabout “improvements” to proceed. Stuart Jeffery, who spoke for the Greens at the Public Inquiry last year has strongly criticised the decision as a climate failure. Stuart Jeffery, Maidstone Green Party: “In a few month’s time […]

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19 May 2021 / 19 May 2021 by

Local Greens have renewed calls for Maidstone Borough Council to take action on air pollution following new research showing a direct link between pollution spikes and childhood asthma attacks. They are calling again for enforcement of existing laws against idling engines to bring Maidstone in line with other boroughs. Stuart Jeffery: “This latest research add […]

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9 May 2021 / 9 May 2021 by

The Green Party is celebrating another set of record results with more Green councillors on more councils across the country than ever before, extending the party’s record gains two years ago. So far, the Greens have already won a total of 155 seats, including 99 new seats, and gained representation on 18 new councils for […]

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26 April 2021 / 26 April 2021 by

The Green Party has pledged to invest in local services as part of a shift away from thegovernment’s current criminal justice system and towards community-based policing in order toreduce the amount of crime. The news comes ahead of elections across the UK in May. Sian Berry pledged as part of herLondon Mayor campaign that she […]

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23 April 2021 / 26 April 2021 by

I have lived close to Marden for over 10 years, and south of Maidstone since 1988; I’m a recently elected Parish councillor for Hunton, and have been their volunteer Tree & Pond Warden for the past 8 years. I am an active member of Marden Club and (until 2020) used the station for regular trips […]

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23 April 2021 / 24 June 2023 by

We have been told by our supporters in Bridge Ward that the Liberal Democrats have been circulating a leaflet claiming to be “the effective Green choice”. Its clear that they can see how popular our policies are with local people, so much so they’ve turned their latest leaflet green! While imitation is the sincerest form […]

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12 April 2021 / 11 April 2023 by

Please note this post relates to elections held in 2021, for the latest information please visit our Elections page Steve Cheeseman – Allington I am Maidstone through and through – I’ve lived here all my life, grew up in Barming and have moved around a bit since then. The only time I wasn’t living in […]

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8 April 2021 / 8 April 2021 by

Maidstone Greens are not surprised that 80% of local people are concerned with the level of housebuilding in Maidstone – We certainly agree! The Lib Dems Local Plan Review, which came out last year, completely failed to take climate change into consideration. They propose to build 18,210 homes and state that the building of these […]

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