Greens announce Greater Manchester mayor candidate

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Greens announce Greater Manchester mayor candidate

The Green Party has announced that its candidate in the Greater Manchester mayor by-election will be Geraldine Coggins: Meet Geraldine Coggins. Greater Manchester councillor, Green group leader, straight talking anti-austerity campaigner – and your Green candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor. pic.twitter.com/3JMUHR7gdG — The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) June 20, 2026 Geraldine Coggins Coggins is a veteran Green Party politician, having served on Trafford Council since 2018. She was actually one of the Greens’ first councillors in the area, and serves as the Leader of the Green Party group on the council. It was no secret that Coggins was running to be the…

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“Vote in hope” – Greens announce Sarah Wakefield as new Makerfield candidate

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“Vote in hope” – Greens announce Sarah Wakefield as new Makerfield candidate

The Green Party has announced Manchester councillor Sarah Wakefield as its new candidate for the Makerfield by-election. The announcement comes after the withdrawal of Chris Kennedy from the contest. Wakefield launched her campaign by calling on voters: Don’t vote in anger, vote in hope. There’s plenty to be angry about outside of Makerfield. From the sabotage of his own party by departing MP Josh Simons and his group, to the continued red-Tory policies of Labour under Starmer, to the racism of the Reform candidate. Voters have every right to be livid. But Wakefield is right that Makerfield needs hope. So does…

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