Rugby Green Party banner calls for the 99% to unite against the 1%.

With multi-national monopoly capitalism forcing their gambling debts onto the backs of ordinary people in the UK and across the globe - Our Rugby Green Party banner calls for the 99% to unite against the 1%.

Support the Public Sector Pension Strike – 10th May 2012

30th Nov Strike Demo

PCS, UCU and Unite will be on strike on Thursday 10th May, in protest at the government’s ongoing attempt to slash public sector pensions in order to pay for the bank bailouts.

In Birmingham, there will be lefletting on Hospital Way, at the QE Hospital from 12noon, followed by a joint strike rally from 1pm.
The rally will be held in Lecture Theatre Room 101, Haworth Building, University of Birmingham (see the flyer for a map).

Coaches are running from around the midlands, and are free. Solidarity delegates from student & community groups are welcomed, but priority will be given to PCS, UCU and Unite members.

Coaches:
Birmingham – Town Hall, Victoria Square. Midlands TUC 0121 643 4342
Worcester – Elgar statue by Guild Hall. Steve 07545 838 690
Dudley, Merry Hill, Stourbridge, Halesowen. Dudley TUC 07795 410 261
Telford, Wolverhampton. Debbie 07881 823 211
Coventry – Tile Hill, Spon End, City Centre. Ian 0773 664 6554

Fair pensions for all – don’t make teachers, nurses and public sector workers pay for the bankers’ crisis

From Rugby Against The Cuts

Greens on the march in Rugby after excellent votes!

Rugby Green Party achieved some excellent results at the recent Rugby Borough Council Election. With such positive votes in the town, where do you start?

Well, Phil Godden (306 votes) gained more votes than one of the Tory candidates in the Eastlands Ward and was only 11 and 35 votes from beating the other two Tories in the ward and being chief challenger to the Lib Dems.

Steve Wright in Benn Ward (252 Votes) also nearly became runner up, this time to Labour – with just a whisker of 7 votes away from beating all three Tories in the ward and easily beating the three Lib Dems candidates in this formerly strong ward for them.

David Wolfskehl (280 votes) came within 20 votes of beating one of Cameron's Tories in Paddox Ward.

Kate Crowley beat all Three Lib Dems in Admirals and Cawston and so helping the Greens to become the 3^rd party in this ward.

Adam Bastock polled an impressive 20% vote share in the Coton and Boughton ward, Roy Sandison 16% in New Bilton also did well as did Ellie Roderick (15%) in Wolston and The Lawfords ward.

With the Lib Dems forced to retreat (due their unpopularity) to their supposedly stronger wards in the town, the Greens would have surely beaten this party of Government in other wards in Rugby!

Despite a fairly negative campaign (with exceptions) fought against the anti cuts Greens by the small TUSC group they failed to gain anywhere near the support that the Green Party enjoyed when they stood against us and always finished at the bottom of the poll – except in one case where they beat the Lib Dems in Benn ward but still a long distance behind us.

All the Green Candidates received at least 10% with the average being 14% across the Borough with 2634 votes cast for the Green Party in Rugby. In other countries with a fairer electoral system Rugby would now have at least 4 Green Party Councillors.

Finally, our candidates were inspired by the support we received at the ballot box and will be doubling our efforts to gain a Green Councillor in Rugby, just like our colleagues further north in Nuneaton have achieved with the election of the first Green Party Councillor in Keith Kondakor in Warwickshire.

ADMIRALS AND CAWSTON WARD

Conservative Party - 709 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 691 - ELECTED

Conservative Party 685 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 641

Labour Party - 617

Labour Party - 571

KATE CROWLEY - Green Party – 179 (11%)

Liberal Democrats - 102

Liberal Democrats - 100

Liberal Democrats - 91

Turnout - 30.16 per cent

BENN WARD

Labour Party - 824 – ELECTED

Labour Party - 820 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 819 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 258

Conservative Party - 256

Conservative Party - 255

Steve WRIGHT - Green Party – 252 (14.9%)

Liberal Democrats - 180

TUSC - 177

Liberal Democrats - 175

Turnout - 26.53 per cent

COTON AND BOUGHTON WARD

Conservative Party - 647 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 535 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 512 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 484

ADAM BASTOCK - Green Party – 287 (20.2%)

Turnout - 23.62 per cent

EASTLANDS WARD

Liberal Democrats - 810 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 722 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 567 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 497

Conservative Party - 340

Conservative Party - 326

Phil GODDEN - Green Party – 306 (14%)

Conservative Party - 300

TUSC - 223

Turnout - 27.92 per cent

NEW BILTON WARD

Labour Party - 709 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 683 – ELECTED

Labour Party - 630 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 406

 Conservative Party - 390

Conservative Party – 334

ROY SANDISON - Green Party – 241 (16% * Calc based on top GP vote – see below)

PETER REYNOLDS - Green Party - 195

TUSC - 141

Turnout - 25.52 per cent

NEWBOLD AND BROWNSOVER WARD

Labour Party - 649 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 628 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 576 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 467

Conservative Party – 465

Conservative Party - 415

LORNA DUNLEAVY - Green Party – 173 (12.6% * Calc based on top GP vote – see below)

JAMES BRYANS - Green Party – 155

TUSC - 145

Turnout - 25.53 per cent

PADDOX WARD

Liberal Democrats - 1231 – ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 1164 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrats - 1077 - ELECTED

Labour Party - 480

Conservative Party - 396

Conservative Party - 340

Conservative Party - 299

DAVID WOLFSKEHL - Green Party – 280 (11.7%)

Turnout - 37.69 per cent

ROKEBY AND OVERSLADE WARD

Labour Party - 615 – ELECTED

Conservative Party - 613 - ELECTED

Conservative Party - 612 - ELECTED

Labour Party – 564

Conservative Party – 557

Liberal Democrats - 504

Labour Party - 496

Liberal Democrats - 491

Liberal Democrats - 372

Laurence GOODCHILD - Green Party – 205 (10%)

TUSC WEEKES - 125

Turnout - 37.49 per cent

WOLSTON AND THE LAWFORDS WARD

Conservative Party - 939 – ELECTED

Conservative Party - 894 – ELECTED

Conservative Party - 833 - ELECTED

Labour Party – 489

ELLIE RODERICK - Green Party – 361 (15%)

Pat Wyatt Independent - 324

TUSC - 289

 Turnout - 33.76 per cent

*For those who are interested, the standard calculation method for multiple vacancy contests is to use the highest vote of a candidate of each Party (rather than the average). This is the method used by the noted election academics Profs Thrasher and Rallings.

VOTE GREEN IN RUGBY SAYS CAROLINE LUCAS MP

Green Leader Caroline Lucas MP today said: "I am urging voters up and down the country to vote Green tomorrow. A Green vote is one for fairness, for jobs and for the environment. Our councillors are at the forefront of opposing the Coalition's austerity cuts and calling instead for investment in the green economy, including affordable housing the green industries that will help us tackle problems like air pollution and climate change. 

Only a Green vote will guarantee an effective voice on these issues, as well as on local problems like protecting health services and green spaces."

The Green Party are fielding their highest ever number of candidates (965) across England and Wales on May 3rd, a 13% increase on the last time the seats were fought.

In Rugby, we are fighting more wards than the Lib Dems and the small single issue group called TUSC.

Rugby people are able to VOTE POSITIVE AND GREEN in;

ADMIRALS & CAWSTON: Kate Crowley

BENN: Steve Wright

COTON & BOUGHTON: Adam Bastock

EASTLANDS: Phil Godden

NEW BILTON: Roy Sandison & Peter Reynolds

NEWBOLD & BROWNSOVER: Lorna Dunleavy & James Bryans

PADDOX: David Wolfskehl

ROKEBY & OVERSLADE: Laurence Goodchild

WOLSTON AND THE LAWFORDS: Ellie Roderick

RUGBY DESERVES BETTER!

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