Matt Edwards

Leader of the green party group on bradford Council | Tong Ward Councillor

Matt first stood in Tong Ward in 2015 and campaigns across the local community on a variety of issues. He was elected in May 2021.

He was the first Green Party councillor for Tong Ward.

Matt has been campaigning on a number of big issues across Bradford South including fly-tipping and making the areas safer. Matt has also been a prominent campaigner against Bradford Council's plans to build a new link road through the Tong Valley.

Matt was also the candidates for Bradford South in the last General Election in 2019.

In 2022, Matt was announced as the Green Party National Spokesperson for Transport and Healthy Streets. He has been campaigning for better public transport and for an end to expensive new road building projects.

Matt lives with his partner and their dog. After working in banking for 13 years, he now owns his own graphic design and printing business.

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Contact Matt

Tel: 07341 173 075

Email: matt.edwards@bradford.gov.uk 

Twitter: @greenmattbfd

Latest news about Matt

Parts of Bradford ranked as most unhealthy in country

29th November 2020 | Comments Off on Parts of Bradford ranked as most unhealthy in country

Parts of Bradford have been ranked as some of the most unhealthy in the country according to a new study by a group of universities. The research has been completed by the Consumer Data Research Centre, a collaboration between the University of Leeds, University College London, University of Liverpool and the University of Oxford. Instead […]

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Tong Ward campaigner calls for urgent action to tackle anti-social behaviour in Bierley and Holmewood

17th November 2020 | Comments Off on Tong Ward campaigner calls for urgent action to tackle anti-social behaviour in Bierley and Holmewood

A community campaigner is calling for additional measures across parts of South Bradford following an escalation of anti-social behaviour. Matt Edwards, a community campaigner for Tong Ward has called on Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Police to take additional measures clamp down on anti-social behaviour in both Bierley and Holmewood. On 10th November, a resident […]

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Action needed to stop pavement parking in front of Tong Street shops

28th October 2020 | Comments Off on Action needed to stop pavement parking in front of Tong Street shops

A community campaigner has raised concern that action is not being taken to stop dangerous pavement parking outside shops on Tong Street – one of Bradford’s busiest roads. Dangerous pavement parking outside the shops on Tong Street, which is part of the A650, has been a problem for years and Matt Edwards, the Green Party’s […]

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