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12 July 2024 / 18 August 2024 by kathrynmccann
Cllr Dave McElroy came third in the General Election for Reading Central, with a respectable 6,417 votes. Greens are celebrating their best result at a general election in Reading. Their vote share increased fivefold from the last result in Reading East giving them a very competitive third place ahead of the Lib Dems and Reform. […]
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5 July 2024 / 12 July 2024 by robwhite
Reading Central Green MP candidate Dave McElroy quintupled our vote share. Green MP candidate Councillor Dave McElroy got the biggest vote increase of any party in Reading Central, compared to last year’s Reading East election. Thank you for all your support! Quintupling (x5) Reading Central vote share! A big thanks for all of your support. […]
20 June 2024 / 28 June 2024 by kathrynmccann
Reading Central Green MP candidate, Dave McElroy, calls for a rethink about housing Dave McElroy, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Reading Central, today joined with campaigners concerned at major shortage of affordable housing and high rents. MP candidate Councillor Dave McElroy represents Redlands Ward, which has the largest concentration of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) […]
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The Green Party has called on the next government to invest an extra £50bn a year to rescue an NHS at ‘breaking point’, financed by taxes on the top 1% of earners. Green parliamentary candidate for Reading Central, David McElroy said: “We can’t hide from the fact that its all about money. We need a […]
9 June 2024 / 30 June 2024 by kathrynmccann
Reading Green Party kicks off its campaign to get Dave McElroy elected as MP for Reading Central Launching the Green Party general election campaign in Reading Central today, candidate Dave McElroy said:“Today we’re kicking off our biggest and boldest Green campaign ever. In June, the choice of a fairer, greener town will be on the […]
30 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by robwhite
Greens have celebrated the amazing local election results where the Green Party was the only party in Reading to achieve a net gain in councillors – in the Reading Central MP area Labour have 21 councillors, there are eight Greens, only three Conservatives and no Lib Dems. Following this the Green Party is taking up […]
6 May 2024 / 6 May 2024 by robwhite
Councillor Rob White (Green Party, leader of the main opposition party) said: “Thanks to everyone who voted Green. We had some amazing some results. In Reading Councillor Dave McElroy was re-elected in Redlands. In Park Sarah Magon was re-elected. And in Katesgrove Kate Nikulina was elected. “If you aren’t a member already join us here and help […]
17 April 2024 / 27 April 2024 by niallsomerville
The local Green Party has unveiled its plans to create a fairer, greener and cleaner Reading ahead of the local elections this year. As usual, the Green Party is a standing candidates in every ward across the town. Priorities in their local manifesto include: The Green Party are currently the main opposition party on Reading […]
14 April 2024 / 27 April 2024 by robwhite
The Green Party is a standing candidates in every ward across Reading. The Green Party are currently the main opposition party on Reading Borough Council, with more councillors than both the Conservatives and Lib Dems. They have councillors in Park, Redlands and Katesgrove wards. The make-up of the council is 32 Labour, seven Green, five […]
15 March 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
The Green Party’s candidate for the new Reading Central Parliamentary constituency is local Councillor Dave McElroy (Redlands Ward). Dave is a scientist, a dad, and a sports lover. He has lived in Reading since 2017 and works for an international organisation dedicated to protecting land and farmers. As a hardworking councillor, Dave is a tireless […]
