17d • 🚀 Action & Wins
Saturday 28th March 2026
Over the past couple of weeks, my focus has been on preparing seven candidates for the upcoming county council elections.
Each candidate requires six forms to be completed, along with two local supporters to act as proposer and seconder. These supporters must live within the candidate’s division and provide their electoral numbers. It’s a detailed process, and accuracy matters.
Each nomination also needs to be signed off by the candidate’s agent and authorised by a Green Party official. To simplify things, we appointed a single agent to act for all seven candidates, which made coordination much easier.
Alongside the formal process, we wanted each candidate to appear on our website with a short biography and a clear explanation of why they are standing. This led to some important conversations. At county level, you have to be careful about what you promise. There is no value in offering solutions to issues that sit outside your sphere of influence. Clarity here matters, both for candidates and for voters.
One of our members, who works professionally in photography, took portraits of each candidate. The difference is striking. Instead of looking like generic campaign figures, they look like real people who live locally and care about their communities.
Another of our members is a professional communications expert and graphic designer. His work has significantly raised the quality of our leaflets and social media posts, both in terms of design and messaging.
We now have everything prepared and ready for submission this week.
It has been another steep learning curve. This year we are standing seven candidates. Next year, the plan is closer to twenty-one.
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