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.

Other councillors representing Tong Ward:

Councillor Celia Hickson
Councillor Ursula Sutcliffe

Contact Matt

Tel: 07341 173 075

Email: matt.edwards@bradford.gov.uk 

Twitter: @greenmattbfd

Latest news about Matt

Green Party uncovers Bradford’s fly tipping hotspots

27th February 2022 | Comments Off on Green Party uncovers Bradford’s fly tipping hotspots

Data uncovered by the Green Party has revealed the worst fly tipping hotspots across Bradford over the last year. For the fourth year in a row, the Little Horton Ward is the worst area for fly tipping across Bradford with 930 instances reported during 2021. This was followed by Bowling & Barkerend Ward (824 cases), […]

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Greens push Bradford Council to ensure new homes are built to higher standards

27th January 2022 | Comments Off on Greens push Bradford Council to ensure new homes are built to higher standards

Bradford Council has agreed to measure its Local Plan against a set of standards called “Healthy Homes Principles” following a motion by a Green Party councillor. Speaking at the Full Council meeting on Tuesday (25th January), Councillor Matt Edwards (Tong Ward) proposed that Bradford Council re-evaluated its local planning policy, which would put people and […]

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Councillor calls for Tong Street works to focus on improving air quality

4th January 2022 | Comments Off on Councillor calls for Tong Street works to focus on improving air quality

Matt Edwards, Green Party councillor for Tong Ward has called for Bradford Council to ensure tackling illegal levels of air pollution are at the heart of a major road scheme. Green Party councillors have welcomed a commitment by Bradford Council re-design the Tong Street scheme to make the project more environmentally friendly, but have called […]

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