Election candidates

THE Examiner has asked all Kirklees candidates to pitch for your vote.

Below are the messages from the Huddersfield constituency candidates.

I have been a councillor for the Newsome Ward for 18 years and been elected and re-elected six times beating Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and UKIP candidates. As Greens we know our success is due to our work for the area. I’ve run successful campaigns to get ‘Welcome to Huddersfield’ signs and helped thousands of householders get free insulation.

I am focussed on getting tangible improvements for individuals, our communities and showing this can be done in a way which protects our local and global environment.

The top local issue is saving our A&E at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Solving this crisis comes down to money and political will. Electing a Green MP would send a clear message that the old politics has failed us.

I would make clear in Parliament that my election was an expression of frustration with the inability of national politicians to protect valued local health services. can look forward to a good education for their children, decent well-paid jobs and a health service that provides high quality care whenever they need it throughout their lives.

I am a passionate politician. Passionate about Huddersfield, our community and our country.

I believe we make progress here in our town when we build partnerships to make change. As we leave the European Union I intend to fight hard to get the best deal possible for Britain.

I am unashamedly a centre-ground politician who believes in a strong defence capability for our country, strong police and security forces and massive investment in Huddersfield and Yorkshire.

I am a local man who has lived in the Huddersfield and Brighouse areas all of my life. I currently work for Craig Whittaker, MP for the Calder Valley, as his Parliamentary Assistant and as a Calderdale councillor representing Brighouse. I am the leader of the Conservative Group on Calderdale Council. I attended the University of Nottingham where I read a Masters in theology and previously worked as a teacher.

I am an experienced campaigner who has a track record as a councillor of working with the community to get things done. I will provide a fresh and energetic approach to the challenges that Huddersfield faces and as a local man will be on hand all year round to help people with their issues and concerns. As your MP I will work