About Us

The Green Party is growing fast. We now represent people in Westminster and in a record number of local councils, as well as in the London Assembly.

Here in Carlisle, following the city council elections in 2019, we gained our first Green Councillor with Helen Davison. Following on from this, Helen was re-elected as our member for the new Cumberland Unitary Authority in May 2022, and is now working closely with Jill Perry (Bothel and Whorrels ward) to forward the green agenda. In addition, campaigns in Brampton and Castle ward saw a massive increase in the vote share for May's elections.

We're working progressively on local issues; to improve the lives of all people in Carlisle, and to improve our local environment. As part of the Green Party of England we share a deep concern for social and environmental justice, expressed through our national policies, we believe fair is worth fighting for.

We rely on people power rather than corporate finance in all that we do. Get involved with us today so that we can achieve so much more for Carlisle.

As the Carlisle & District Green Party we cover the local authority area of Carlisle City Council, including the towns of Longtown and Brampton, and villages of Dalston, Scotby and Wetheral.

our committee

Carlisle & District Green Party's Executive Committee is elected annually every year at our Annual General Meeting.

The Committee are responsible for ensuring that actions, strategies and policies voted for by our members are enacted and moved forward.

Our current Committee, as of July 2022, is:

Chair
Tom Adams

Treasurer
Anne Gadsden

Secretary
Doug Scott

Elections Officer
Gavin Hawkton

Carlisle

The Green Party Political Programme sets out what Greens are in politics to do: to end the system that keeps hurting the environment and all of us who rely on it – and to build a better alternative.

This Programme isn’t like other parties’ manifestos, it has not been squeezed through focus groups and stripped down according to the latest polling. Instead it has been built from policies proposed and voted on by our members, looking to secure the long term future of the places and people they love.

It’s a vision of a better world, and together we can deliver it.