Meet our Green Heroes!

Introducing our "Green Heroes" - General Election 2023

"We believe that each generation is responsible for the fate of our planet and, by safeguarding the balance of nature and the environment, for the long-term continuity of life in all its forms."

Extract from the Preamble to the Liberal Democrat Constitution (in place since 1988)

Here at GLD (Green Liberal Democrats) we've been so excited to learn about how many of our MP candidates are real green heroes - already fighting in their professional life, as councillors or members of the community for a cleaner, safer planet.

We've picked a selection of our top "Green Heroes" to give you a sense of what our Lib Dem candidates are made of and what could be possible if we work together to elect more Green Heroes into Parliament. 

We are sharing the profiles of our Green Heroes that we endorse for the upcoming election and we hope you will be inspired to help them by sharing their profile with your friends and family and supporting their campaign.

It is important to emphasise that all our Liberal Democrat candidates are heroes! As we head into one of the most significant General Elections in a Generation, we're so proud to be THE party with THE plan which could really deliver a fair and fast transition to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2045.

Every single Lib Dem MP that you help to elect will be responsible for driving our climate and environment policy priorities through Parliament.

But we hope that you find our list of Green Heroes particularly inspiring. These are Lib Dem candidates who specifically place climate and environmental issues at the front and centre in their campaigns and who we believe will personally push these priorities in parliament. Politics is not just about policies - it`s about people who are willing to put their heart and soul into making the policies happen.

We believe THIS election will be the defining election for tackling the Climate Emergency

We only have one decade left to make massive change to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and get on a path to a zero-carbon economy. Bold action in this next parliament is essential. We hope you will be as inspired as we are by the potential of our Green Heroes and countless other Green Lib Dem candidates across the country to make change happen.

If so, please visit our candidate campaign sites, find out more how you could support them with your time, money, social media, votes!

• Julia Aglionby - is the candidate for Penrith and Solway 
• Gideon Amos is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Taunton Deane in Somerset
• Jane Brophy - Altrincham and Sale West 
• Charlotte Cane - Ely and East Cambs 
• Wendy Champerlain MP -  Is fighting to retain her seat of North East Fife
• Robert Court - Derbyshire Dales
• Sir Ed Davey is defending his seat of Kingston and Surbiton
• Sarah Dyke MP - Somerton and Frome 
• Jules Ewart is the Liberal Democrat Candidate for Suffolk Coastal
• Tim Farron MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, standing to retain his seat
• Zöe Franklin is the candidate for Guildford
• Andrew George Former MP for St Ives - fighting to regain the seat
• Sarah Gibson - Chippenham
• Pippa Heylings is our 1999 candidate in S E Cambridgeshire
• Wera Hobhouse MP is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, standing to retain her seat
• Linda Johnson is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Haltemprice and Howden constituency in Yorkshire
• Mark Johnston -Reigate
• Jemma Joy - Middlesborough East and South Cleveland
• Calum Miller - Bicester and Woodstock
• Jed Marson - Sutton Coldfield
• Colin Martin - South East Cornwall 
• Josh Matthews - Lewisham West and East Dulwich
• Edward Morello - West Dorset
• Helen Morgan MP - Fighting to retain her seat in North Shropshire
• Martin Sawyer - Northampton North
• Vikki Slade - East Dorset and Poole 
• Matthew Theobald - Crewe and Nantwich
• Martin Wrigley is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Newton Abbot
• Claire Young - Thornbury and Yate 

Green Liberal Democrats in Winnable Seats

YouGov released a poll which shows winnable seats - here are where some of our GLD members are PPCs so you can go and show your support.