Local Election Survey 2018 – Candidates
We’re surveying candidates in Greater Manchester for the 2018 election. Find out more about the survey.
Below is a summary of the responses across the areas of Greater Manchester. Where a candidate has already responded, you can see their response. If your candidates haven’t yet responded, follow the Twitter link to ask them to!
processClimate Change
Although ambitious not sure 2038 is quick enough
Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Walking and Cycling
Air Quality
Undecided
Manchester Labour is committed to developing a comprehensive policy around parking and to tackling air pollution more generally including non-transport generated pollution. Parking around schools is a safety and anti-social behaviour issue but our capacity to enforce restrictions is severely limited so need something reasonably self-policing
Biodiversity
Plastics
Aviation
As planes become more efficient emissions should fall anyway but could be hastened by effective international action. This cannot be regulated locally and aviation emissions don’t “ belong “ to Manchester. In addition growth at Manchester Airport is crucial to the North’s economic prosperity
Energy Efficiency
Devolution is exactly that and GM cannot and should not be telling districts what to do. Having said that I support more demanding standards as for example in Manchester’s residential growth standards