At your polling station Bob Buxton Yorkshire Party Better Transport for My Plan for West Yorkshire West Yorkshire Build Greener Homes, on If elected, I will fight to deliver a West I will work with transport providers Yorkshire mass transit system to make and communities to: Regenerated Sites, with Defeating Crime sure no community is left behind. • Allow all bus passes to be used New Infrastructure Labour councils have failed to deliver in rush hour. They are in London, and the Tory Government continue to why not in West Yorkshire? For 7 years, I’ve campaigned to stop Let’s make our streets safer with more make empty promises. • Reduce prices with smart tap and West Yorkshire councils building on our frontline police, better street lighting pay across all bus and rail. NEW TRANSPORT greenbelt, floodplains and sports fields. and a clampdown on uninsured drivers, • Develop more railway stations PROJECT PROMISED New developments should utilise ex- speeding and drink-driving. We’ll also with park-and-rides. industrial sites and receive subsidies for work with communities, educators and LET’S • Reduce air pollution with electric INVESTMENT PROJECT solar panels. West Yorkshire deserves rank and file police to prevent crime. BREAK THE buses and promoting biofuels, POSTPONED CANCELLED greener starter homes, social housing No more red light zones in Yorkshire. CYCLE especially for air travel. and retirement homes, developed In Holbeck, crime is rife, women feel • Get the Inland Port built, reducing alongside new infrastructure – GPs, unsafe and children are propositioned PROJECT road freight. Dentists, transport and schools. on their way to school. It must end. DOWNGRADED • Have better planned cycleways. The mayor will have no powers to • Tackle speeding, drink and drugs- increase NHS pay but I will work to driving and fix potholes. Career-Led Yorkshire Needs reduce transport and parking costs • Promote safer walking to school Adult Education Real Devolution for health and social care workers. and protect public rights of way. People need to retrain in key areas. As The Mayor’s budget is a pitiful £16 Experience Matters a teacher, I’ve worked with industrial per person each year. Powers are Dr Bob Buxton for West Yorkshire Mayor leaders to develop adult education limited with nothing on healthcare courses in engineering, health science or children’s education. I’ve started a I live in Rawdon with my wife and kids and teach Engineering and green energy. As Mayor, I’ll fund the Parliamentary Petition for Yorkshire apprentices in Bradford, having previously worked in Leeds, development of new courses and the to have a referendum on greater Wakefield and Shipley. I have a PhD in Engineering, experience in traffic flow modelling and devised a foundation degree in start-up costs of new training centres. devolved powers. I’ll do everything I Green Energy. I will use my experience to deliver retraining People of all ages and backgrounds can with what’s available but we need and job opportunities, greener homes and better transport. deserve the opportunity to retrain for a fairer deal for a stronger Yorkshire. their chosen career. Find out more: YorkshireParty.org.uk Dan Woodlock for Deputy Mayor for Police & Crime If elected, I will appoint Dan Woodlock as my Deputy Mayor for Police /voteyorkshire YorkshireParty.org.uk and Crime. Dan lives in Dewsbury and has worked in Leeds and Halifax. He qualified in criminology and during that time worked with 0114 299 1367 @Yorkshire_Party the British Transport Police. It is time West Yorkshire had the powers to tackle crime and determine our own future. Fairer Deal: Stronger Yorkshire [email protected] Prepared by Bob Buxton, address in Leeds (acting as own Election Agent). decent homes for everyone OUR ENVIRONMENT FIRST There are homes across West A Green Mayor can be counted on Yorkshire standing empty when to put our environment first. I will they could be warm, green places protect our precious green spaces to live. Refurbishing old homes by pushing for the redevelop- and creating new homes - in the ment of brownfield sites first. Our right place - would provide environment will be at the heart of ANDREW quality jobs for a #GreenFuture. every decision made in our region. COOPER safer streets 1000s of green jobs West Yorkshire is one of the most Green jobs will be vital in THE GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF WEST YORKSHIRE congested parts of the country. the post-pandemic society. A Green Mayor will invest in an Investment in green transport and accessible and affordable public housing will provide a massive transport. And I will ensure new increase in job opportunities. I will DOING POLITICS BETTER infrastructure for safe walking provide new apprenticeships to and cycling is provided. develop training and skills. A Green Mayor will do things differently. I believe voters deserve to know who will take on the important role of Deputy Mayor community-led policing unleash our creative potential for Policing and Crime before election day. I will ask Hawarun Hussain, a former People across West Yorkshire must Our high streets are changing. A Bradford Councillor and NHS worker to be have more say in local policing Green Mayor will make our town my nominee for this role, so that when you priorities. A Green Mayor will give centres more appealing places to vote for me, you know exactly who you’re Andrew Cooper and Hawarun our police the resources to tackle spend time - not just places to go getting in my team. Hussain in the Tong Valley speeding and dangerous driving and shopping. I want to see sporting between Bradford and Leeds. I will make sure our police better facilities improved and we will represents all our communities. support our vital creative industries. Please get in touch greenparty.org.uk if you want to [email protected] find out more or want a facebook.com/greenmayorforwestyorks poster. @clrandrewcooper Prepared by Matt Edwards (election agent), at 2 Fern Place, Shipley, BD18 3HB on behalf of Andrew Cooper, address in Kirklees. Three things to remember Community Values - Covid has showed us our local communities need more investment to help deliver a new more home-based, lower-carbon economy. Stewart will have a plan for every high street, and will deliver the training & skills needed for new green jobs in construction, energy, farming & forestry. Fairer Transport - Local bus & rail We can’t afford to end up with a Mayor that makes services have become less reliable, excuses for the poor performance of their mates in more expensive and overcrowded charge of Parliament or local Town Halls. We need a while ever more attention and strong champion that will push for real devolution for money gets piled into HS2 by other West Yorkshire, and give power back to communities. parties. Stewart wants a better deal for passengers, and Committed - a Born & bred Yorkshire man, Stewart Transpennine investment now! has served the community as a local councillor for 23 years. Safer Streets - Let’s keep as many young people as possible from our Experienced - a current Opposition Member of the region from being sucked into West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Stewart brings criminality in the first place. experience from a background in tourism, energy Stewart will rebuild community supply and aviation. policing, and tackle adult neighbourhood anti-social Fair - Stewart wants every community to benefit from behaviour to nurture supportive better transport links, new green jobs and affordable homes within a safe community housing, not just a few favoured areas. environment. Transparency - You get to elect the Mayor, but the Mayor can choose whoever they like to be their Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. Javed Bashir is my choice, and I’m letting you know up front. Prepared by Jake Knox (Election Agent), Escher House, 116 Cardigan Road, Leeds, LS6 3BJ. 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