A poster reading "Vote Green Party" on the back of a chair

Green Party campaigners and politicians in Suffolk have said that a recent close by-election in the county shows that locally elections are between themselves and the Tories. In a by-election for Hoxne and Eye division on Suffolk County Council on 10 October, Green candidate Joanne brooks came four votes short of gaining the seat from the Tories.

Leader of the Green Party Group on Suffolk County Council Andrew Stringer said: “This proves once and for all that in rural Suffolk, in election after election, it is a straight choice between Greens and Conservatives.  Given the Green Party did not stand a candidate in this seat at the last County Council election in 2021, to come from zero votes last time to be within a handful of votes of landing another electoral shock in Suffolk, is testament to our fresh ideas and approach as well as all the hard work of our volunteers and supporters on the ground.”

“We welcome the upcoming County election next May when this seat will be voting once again, with the division boundaries changed to include more villages that are already served by Green Party District councillors. This clearly shows we are taking the fight to the Conservatives, and more than capable of winning.”

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