Brent & Harrow GLA candidates announced

The statement of persons nominated was issued on the Brent Council website this afternoon:

 

Brent and Harrow GLA Constituency result

Share of Poll

UKIP	9074	5.19
Cons	59147	33.86
Lib Dem	11534	6.60
Green Party	9874	5.65
Respect	5170	2.96
Labour	79902	45.74
	174701	100.00

London Greens launch 2012 Manifesto

Green Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones today unveiled the party’s manifesto for the 2012 London elections.

Joined by fellow Assembly Member Darren Johnson and other top candidates from the Party’s London-wide list, Jones set out their vision for a Green London that acts as a model for the world in addressing climate change; a city more equal, healthy and affordable for everyone.

Shahrar Ali is the Green Party's candidate for the Brent and Harrown assembly seat.

Jenny Jones said: “A Green London will be a model for the world in addressing climate change, a city more equal, healthy and affordable for everyone.

“London needs a strong Green voice. We must cut our carbon emissions and be more responsible global citizens. We must protect green spaces, create jobs and look for creative solutions to the massive shortage of affordable housing.

“By voting to elect more Green Assembly Members under the proportional system, Londoners can really make the difference this year.”

The manifesto includes five key promises:

1.   Cutting fares and reducing traffic—ensuring public transport is always cheaper than driving and        cleaning up London’s polluted air.

2.   Improving green spares and the environment—giving everyone access to nature and generating clean energy from waste.

3.   Making housing more affordable—refurbishing a million homes and stabilising rent levels.

4.   Reducing the gap between rich and poor—offering a job or apprenticeship to all young Londoners and creating a Fair Pay Mark for companies who reduce pay inequality

5.   Rebuilding trust in policing—put more officers on the beat and stopping the cuts to back office staff.

Jenny Jones 'breath of fresh air"

"Jenny Jones, the Green party mayoral candidate for London, came out of the first hustings in the election campaign on Tuesday smelling of roses, or daffodils, or some other kind of green and verdant plant.

While Boris and Ken blustered and argued the toss over figures and tax affairs, Jones came across as the voice of calm - and Twitter certainly seemed to find her a breath of fresh air."

 For more of the Huffington Post interview with Jenny Jones follow this LINK

London Mayor candidates' income and tax details here

Following Jenny Jones' intervention in the Newsnight debate, when intervening in the boorish clash between Boris and Ken Livingstone she got them to agree to publish their income and tax details, the information has now been published.

Readers can make up their own minds by viewing the PDF below:

Five candidates to fight Brent and Harrow GLA seat

The complete list of nominations for the Brent and Harrow GLA constituency has now been published on the London Elects website. LINK

The candidates are:

• ALI Shahrar - Green Party
• HENRY Charlotte Alexandra - London Liberal Democrats
• McGOUGH Michael Jack - Fresh Choice for London
• RAJPUT Sachin - The Conservative Party Candidate
• SHAH Navin - Labour Party Candidate

'Fresh Choice for London' is UKIP's election guise.  The lack of 'novelty' candidates means that this should be a relatively straight-forward contest.  George Galloway's victory in Bradford may help ignite the GLA campaign which so far has been relatively low key.

2008 Result

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Navin Shah	Labour	57716	37%	Elected
Bob Blackman	Conservative	56067	36%	Not elected
James Allie	Liberal Democrats	19299	12%	Not elected
Shahrar Ali	Green Party	10129	7%	Not elected
Zena Sherman	Christian Party	4180	3%	Not elected
Sunita Webb	UK Independence Party	3021	2%	Not elected
Pat McManus	Left List	2287	1%	Not elected
Avind Tailor	English Democrats	2150	1%	Not elected