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28 April 2021

Green gains in red-brick England

Voter disaffection with Labour councils has given opportunity for Green growth in some of the most unexpected parts of England.

By Ben Walker

Harry Gorman is a 20-year-old student at the University of Chester. Two years ago, the day after finishing an A-level exam, he was told by the local Green Party that he was going to be their council candidate for Prenton, Birkenhead, on the Wirral peninsula.

On 6 May he’ll be standing for a seat that Labour won with 60 per cent of the vote the last time it was up for election in 2016.

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