North Tyneside Greens set out their priorities for the local elections in 2024.
North Tyneside Green Party’s Manifesto for Community Well-Being1 identifies three main challenges affecting our lives: the Climate Emergency, the environmental crisis, and social inequality. It emphasises the need for increased democratic activity and greater transparency in Council decision-making to bring about action in these areas.
Some of the key commitments include working towards a net zero target emissions goal by 2030 by making all housing and buildings energy efficient; establishing a local food network; ensuring that North Tyneside council always pays a living wage to staff and contractors; keeping wealth created locally within North Tyneside and benefiting the community; and building more council homes. This is supported by a pledge to improve and expand local democracy through more robust engagement and the introduction of more participatory decision-making models.
In addition, the Greens will urge the council to examine best practices from other councils and continue their campaign to get North Tyneside Council to use all available resources, such as the Climate Scorecards2 from Climate Emergency UK, which the local Labour council has so far refused to engage with.
“We are eagerly anticipating the local elections, and this manifesto outlines our main priorities. Greens recognise that climate and biodiversity emergencies are closely linked with social justice and that it is possible to implement Green solutions which also reduce inequality.”
Martin Osborne, Local Party Coordinator
“We understand that there are many issues concerning the residents of North Tyneside. Talking to voters in Whitley Bay North, I know that many want to see more collective initiatives to address these problems. Our manifesto highlights the key areas that all Green councillors elected would focus on to bring about change. I aim to fulfil these commitments after the upcoming local elections.”
Alan Steele, lead candidate for Whitley Bay North
Manifesto for Community Well-Being underpins a record number of candidates standing for the party3 in the North Tyneside 2024 elections , following strong performance last year4.
- Full Manifesto: https://northtyneside.greenparty.org.uk/manifesto/ ↩︎
- Council Climate Action Scorecards measure actual completed action towards net zero from all UK councils: https://councilclimatescorecards.uk/councils/north-tyneside-metropolitan-borough-council/ ↩︎
- https://northtyneside.greenparty.org.uk/greens-salvage-democracy-for-north-tyneside-2024/ ↩︎
- In the 2023 local elections, North Tyneside Green Party attracted 10% of the vote and stood candidates in every ward for the first time. ↩︎