Stefan Ludewig Green Party

14/05/2026

It has been a week since the local election and we just wanted to take a moment to say thank you! 💚

Thank you for your support. And thank you for trusting us with your vote.

You have helped us to achieve our best local election results ever in the Wakefield district.

And you have helped us to elect our first ever councillor into the council chamber.

But these milestones you have helped us to hit are just the beginning.

This year you will see us campaigning more boldly and more broadly across our district - and we want you to be a part of it.

Click in the comments below to join our people-powered movement today 👇

07/05/2026

Let's Make Hope Normal Again! Let's Vote Green! 💚

Polling stations are open 7am-10pm today.

Remember to take your ID in order to vote.

Click below to find out more 👇

06/05/2026

Ruth Love is one of our candidates standing for Real Change in Wrenthorpe and Outwood West.

Ruth says:

"Arriving in Wakefield District, as the miners strike started in 1984, to work as a social worker, I have lived in Horbury and Ossett ever since.

My daughter attended local schools, and I was Parent Governor for both. I have taken my experience into my role as co-opted member of the Overview and Scrutiny Children committee, since 2021.

Now retired, I volunteer as a wildlife gardener for the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Stirley Farm, and the RSPB at Fairburn Ings. I have a deep love for our countryside, leading on a project to open the towpath at Thornes Lane Wharf."

Vote Green on 7th May for Real Hope and Real Change across our district! 💚🗳

02/05/2026

The Green Party are proud to announce their new Workers' Charter today.

Wakefield District Green Party Co-Coordinator, and Wakefield North Candidate, Kate Dodd says:

"Wakefield District Green Party were proud to spend this May Day attending the blessing of the banners at Wakefield Cathedral.

We are also beyond proud of the launch of the Green Party Workers’ Charter today.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at With Banners Held High on Saturday 9th May where we’ll be joining the march and telling everyone about our charter from our stall at the WX."

Click in the comments below to find out more about our Workers' Charter 👇

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

MYTH BUSTING PART 2 💚

See the facts, not the fiction; read our real policies below.

[1] "Greens want to abolish air travel". This is false. We're not proposing to abolish air travel. We advocate for a frequent-flyer levy, a ban on domestic flights for journeys that could be completed by train in less than three hours, and a halt to airport expansion

[2] "Greens want to end meat and dairy". Wrong. We support improved animal welfare in the meat and dairy industry, but we're not calling for any kind of ban. Our position emphasises sustainable practices and British-sourced farming above all.

[3] "Greens want to force home degrowth". Wrong again. Our housing policy is to invest £29 billion over five years; insulating existing homes to slash the cost of living, building new social and affordable housing, and improving energy efficiency.

[4] "Greens want to abolish capitalism". Another media smear, headline lie. We advocate for greater regulation, public ownership of key utilities (like rail, water, and energy), and to tax extreme wealth. We are not calling for the abolition of capitalism or the free market. Who makes up this garbage?

[5] "Greens want to disband NATO". Nope. We support NATO reform, a “no first use” nuclear weapons policy, and reducing spending while supporting international laws that protect us, but we have not called for NATO to be disbanded.

[6] "Greens will abolish the police". More lies. We propose restoring youth services, community-based policing, rehabilitation programmes and ending violence against women and girls; we're not calling for the police to be abolished.

[7] "They will open the borders without controls". Our policy calls for a fair and humane system of managed immigration, whilst supporting the ending of hellish detention centres for most migrants.

[8] "They will redefine family and gender". Wrong. We support self-identification and oppose discrimination against trans and non-binary people, that's all.

[9] "Greens will force Universal Basic Income". False again. We support TRIALING Universal Basic Income, but as part of a broader reform of welfare to ensure economic security.

[10] "They will ban nuclear energy". Not really, no. We oppose new nuclear for safety reasons, high costs and waste issues, instead prioritising renewables such as wind, solar, and tidal, which are cheaper, quicker to implement and more efficient in the long term.

[11] "Greens want to legalise crack co***ne". One last time... WRONG. We want to decriminalise, not legalise drugs. This means supporting those victims of drug addiction, rather than penalising them; it's even been proven to work in a number of European countries. Drug supply will still be illegal.