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

Local plan leaves Bradford South behind warn Greens but Mass Transit system could come to Holmewood

25th March 2021 | Comments Off on Local plan leaves Bradford South behind warn Greens but Mass Transit system could come to Holmewood

Bradford Greens have warned that transport proposals in the draft local plan could leave the South parts of Bradford behind. In a submission to the emerging Local Plan consultation, Bradford Green Party have questioned why all proposals for priority bus routes, greenways and cycle routes are north of the City Centre and only road schemes […]

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Air pollution exceeding safe levels across Bradford

18th March 2021 | Comments Off on Air pollution exceeding safe levels across Bradford

The Green Party’s Deputy Mayoral candidate has called for Bradford Council to do more to tackle air quality following research that shows that pollution in the city exceeds safety limits set by the World Health Organization. Researchers at Imperial College London revealed that nearly 8m UK addresses are affected by high levels of particulate matter […]

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Labour’s response to fly-tipping doesn’t go far enough

18th February 2021 | Comments Off on Labour’s response to fly-tipping doesn’t go far enough

Greens propose more investment to tackle “fly tipping crisis” saying that Labour’s response doesn’t go far enough. Earlier this month, the Labour run Executive approved spending £300,000 to boost the District’s efforts to stop fly tipping but Bradford Green Party councillors have called for this to be increased to £1 million in their proposals for […]

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