Roseanne Sweeney selected for Skircoat by-election
Roseanne Sweeney and members of Calderdale Green Party launched her campaign to get another Green elected to Calderdale Council on Sunday, 30 March 2025.
She is contesting the by-election in Skircoat ward to be held on Thursday, 8 May 2025.
Roseanne is a dedicated community and environmental activist and will make a brilliant, hardworking councillor. She said:
‘I have lived in Skircoat since 2013 and love its wonderful green spaces, fantastic schools and independent shops and businesses.
‘ I joined the Green Party to build a fairer and more liveable future for our children.
‘We need community leaders who protect the environment, build strong and cohesive communities and make Calderdale a better place for everyone to live.’
If you want to get involved in the campaign, please email Roseanne.
Are you interested in becoming a Green councillor?
These are exciting times for the Green Party in Calderdale.
We have trebled councillor numbers in three years, won ten per cent of the vote in the general election across Calderdale, and ran Labour close in an ultra-safe seat in a by-election in October.
We have big plans for the local elections in 2026 when all council seats in Calderdale are up for election.
Cllrs Martin Hey, Elaine Hey and Dan Wood
Our priority will be defending our three council seats in Northowram and Shelf, but we want to get more Greens elected; so will be running target (that is, active) campaigns in at least two other wards.
That means we need more party members willing to stand in target wards, who would like to be councillors, if elected, as part of a growing Green team on the council.
Could this be you? You should be interested in helping your local community, have time to attend council meetings in the evening and support Green Party policies.
Don’t worry! Training and support will be provided if you don’t have prior experience. It is hard work, but very enjoyable and rewarding!
We would particularly encourage women and people from ethnic minorities to put themselves forward.
Interested? Call Martin Hey, Green party leader on Calderdale Council, on 07840 743297 for a discussion or email membership@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk.