ANDREW COOPER >> THE GREEN CHOICE FOR WEST YORKSHIRE Promoted by Matt Edwards, at 2 Fern Place, Shipley, BD18 3HB on behalf of Andrew Cooper. Printed by Leafletfrog, Britannia Way, Bolton BL2 2HH DOING POLITICS BETTER On May 6th, you will not only will you elect your local councillors - but you will also elect the first Mayor of West Yorkshire. The new mayor will oversee an annual £38 million budget with new powers over regional transport, education, housing and regeneration Whoever is elected will have the power to appoint “I am a person of action not words. I believe a Deputy Mayor after the election and hand them in getting things done, and finding solutions to the considerable powers and a huge salary without problems we face. I want to be the first mayor of West being elected. Yorkshire because I know we can find those solutions if only we are bold enough.” Andrew has selected Hawarun Hussain so that when you vote Green you know you’re getting. Andrew Cooper “Greens do things differently. The other parties will simply appoint someone into the role of Deputy Mayor - probably someone from within their own party. But Greens believe voters deserve to know who will take this important role before election day. I served as a councillor for Shipley in Bradford for fourteen years and in 2007 I was proud to serve as the deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford - the first woman of Asian heritage to do so. I want to see West Yorkshire thrive.” Hawarun Hussain - The Green Party choice Andrew Cooper and Hawarun Hussain in the for Deputy Mayor Tong Valley in Bradford >> THE GREEN CHOICE FOR WEST YORKSHIRE decent housing for everyone OUR ENVIRONMENT FIRST There are homes across West Yorkshire Greens can be counted on to put our standing empty when they could be warm, environment first. We are starting to see Green places to live. Refurbishment and the impacts of climate change in our county. creating new homes - in the right place - would A green mayor will protect our precious green provide quality jobs for a #GreenFuture. We spaces by pushing our councils to redevelop would set up a ‘Green Building Fund’ to make brownfield sites first. We would establish a sure all new homes are built to the highest green homes loan fund to help householders to energy-efficiency standards, saving tenants and install renewable technology in their home at a homeowners money on their bills and better for preferential rate. We can be trusted to fight plans the environment. to expand Leeds-Bradford Airport. NO MORE CONGESTION 1000S OF NEW GREEN JOBS West Yorkshire is one of the most Green jobs will be vital in the post- congested places in the country. We pandemic society. Investment in green know that road building doesn’t reduce traffic transport and housing will provide a massive congestion - it encourages it. We will put and increase in job opportunities. We estimate that end to new road building and widening schemes the work required to retrofit buildings across and invest in green transport to tackle the air West Yorkshire could generate 42,000 jobs pollution problem that affects us all. We will alone. Greens would invest £2bn each year in invest in public transport to make it comfortable, programmes like apprenticeships to develop reliable and affordable. And we will provide better training and skills and help people access new infrastructure for safe walking and cycling. jobs in the transition to a green economy. COMMUNITY-LED POLICING UNLEASH OUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL People across West Yorkshire must have Our high streets are changing. We will make more say in the policing priorities in their our town centres more appealing places to spend area. We will fight for more resources for police time by making them more than places to go so they can tackle crime more effectively. We will shopping. We have a huge amount of sporting give the police the resources to tackle speeding talent in West Yorkshire and we want to see and dangerous driving as well as HGV restrictions sporting facilities improved and expanded across on our roads. And we will make sure our police our region. We will support our vital creative force better represents all our communities industries by providing new funding opportunities across West Yorkshire. for individuals and arts organisations. >> THE GREEN CHOICE FOR WEST YORKSHIRE.