There is currently a vacancy in the Byram and Brotherton Ward of Selby District Council, and it’s an ideal opportunity to get a Green voice onto the council. Members of Selby & District Green Party have been active keeping pavements clear and footpaths open, ensuring residents in remote villages have access to transport, providing innovative facilities throughout the region for negative lateral flow tests and other PPE to be recycled, supporting the homeless, organising community larders, campaigning for wildflower verges, and – of course – various activities to combat the litter problems in the region. There is so much more we could do with a seat on the District Council.
Greens now hold 447 seats on 141 different councils and we think it is time Selby District Council was on that list. The current make-up of Selby District Council is 19 Conservatives, 8 Labour and 4 from ‘Selby Independents and the Yorkshire Party group’ – and of those 30 just 5 identify as female. Having a Green voice in the room makes such a big difference, as has been seen in York, Tockwith, Sheffield, Sherburn, and so many other areas.
Cherry Waters – seen here, on the right with other Green members, out gathering information on local residents’ concerns – will be standing in this election, taking place on 20th January to give the people of Selby District a Green (female) voice.