Worcester Green Party is celebrating the election of its 2 new county councillors for the Riverside and St Peter divisions and the re-election of councillors Andrew Cross and Matthew Jenkins in Warndon Villages and St Stephen respectively.
The party’s new councillors are Tor Pingree in Riverside and Louis Stephen in St Peter. Campaigner Clare Wratten achieved second place in Rainbow Hill and Fort Royal, missing out by just 26 votes.
Councillor Matthew Jenkins said “I’m very pleased to see Louis and Tor elected. We will be better able to hold the county council to account and to try to right some of the wrongs that have occurred over many years under the previous administration. Action is urgently needed to address the crises in education for children with special educational needs and disabilities, social care and the cost of living. We also need far quicker and more effective action on biodiversity and climate, as this has been seriously held back by a lack of understanding and willingness to respond appropriately under the Conservatives. With an increased Green group on the county council, we are now in a much better position to be able to make change happen.”
Louis Stephen “I’m very grateful to the residents of St Peter for putting their faith in me as their new county councillor. There is a lot of work to doand I look forward to being able to support and represent them. As a group, Green councillors on Worcestershire County Council will do everything we can to tackle the problems facing our communities and try to ensure that the new arrangements coming into place for local authorities are handled as smoothly and transparently as possible so that Worcester residents are not negatively affected.”