6th May 2005
Labour elected nationally with 67 seat majority yet only 21% vote for them
Martin Whiteside (pictured at results left), the Green parliamentary candidate in Stroud, increased the Green Vote by 59%, gained over 5% of the vote and kept their deposit for the first time.
Click here for Martin's thank you to voters
Commenting on the result Martin Whiteside said: "I wish to congratulate David Drew on winning this election, but this is a sad day for British democracy when Labour romp home with a significant 66 seat majority with the support of only 21% of the total electorate; a record low for a winning party and 159 more seats than the Tories who only polled 3% less than Labour!"
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A quickfire introduction to a of a range of key Green policies.
The
Stroud Green Party General Election leaflet highlights the
challenge of climate change and show how Green policies are needed to
meet this challenge. The leaflet answers common questions and
misconceptions about The Green Party as well as highlighing policy
across the whole spectrum of issues.
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