Greens select nine LGBT candidates for local elections

The Green Party has revealed that it has selected nine LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) candidates for the forthcoming local elections in Brighton and Hove.

The party are looking to build on their current tally of 13 councillors when Brighton and Hove go to the polls in May and the Greens say that is ‘speaks volumes’ that they have nine LGBT candidates in what is the ‘LGBT capital of the United Kingdom’.

Phelim Mac Cafferty, Chair of National LGBT Greens and a candidate in Brunswick and Adelaide, said: “I’m delighted that the Green Party has selected nine LGBT candidates to fight for the Green Party at the council elections.

“It speaks volumes about Green values that we are standing so many LGBT council candidates for the elections in the LGBT ‘capital’ of the United Kingdom.

“The Green Party in Brighton and Hove has a proud history of standing up for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people.

“We’re passionate about the safety, health and quality of life in our city for the LGBT communities.”

He added: “Greens protected local control of budgeting in policing and defend the role of Police Community Support Officers.

“Our Councillors work closely with organisations such as Survivors’ Network and RISE to keep sexual and domestic violence on the agenda.

“All of this compliments our ongoing work on LGBT History month, World AIDS Day and Trans remembrance day.”

The other candidates are Geoffrey Bowden and Steph Powell in Queen’s Park, Mike Jones in Preston Park, Anthea Ballam in Central Hove, Dave Walsh in North Portslade, Stephen Watson in South Portslade, Martin Ashby in Hangleton and Knoll and Stuart Hay in Rottingdean Coastal.

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