The Greens are Winning

The facts are that, even under First Past The Post, the Greens are winning.

We are now 14 Green Councillors - a fifth of this Council. Recently Greens won over 800 seats across the country. Feedback shows that more Green MPs will be elected at the next General Election, in six weeks time. In Birkenhead, more people voted Green than Labour in the last local elections - over 24,000 people.

It looks like Labour and Conservative are rightly scared that even more voters are moving to the Green Party. Because time after time, Labour and Conservative Councillors consistently vote together.

Labour are the largest single party here and could work together with any of the other three parties. But their partner of choice is the Conservative Party.

Only the Greens are elected for, and consistently promote, a fairer, greener Wirral. We are voted in to defend the greenbelt and green spaces, not to break promise after promise.

It’s only if you vote Green that you get Green. Our 14 Green councillors have all spoken this evening. We consistently stand up for a fairer, greener Wirral. I’m very proud to support this amendment.