East London Humanists will be staging an ‘Environmental Election Hustings’ at Wanstead Library in the run up to the Council elections due to be held on Thursday 7 May.
Careful consideration has been given to ensuring fairness in accordance with electoral law. It has been determined that a fair criterion for participation on the panel is that members must be a local candidate for a party which has a sitting Member of Parliament.
As of 30 March the following candidates have accepted the invitation:
Jo Blackman (Labour)
David Davies (Reform)
Mark Gitsham (Liberal Democrats)
Kabir Ali (Green)
Paul Canal (Conservative)
East London Humanists is proud to have organised a similar hustings at each national and local election since 2019. They have been widely regarded as fair, interesting and beneficial to the local community.
The environment covers many issues of concern to local residents, from potholes, parking and planning to nature and the climate. Questions can be submitted in writing at the event, or in advance to chaireastlondonhumanists@gmail.com.
The doors will open at 19.00. The hustings will commence at 19.30. The event is free and open to all.
Wanstead Library is in Spratt Hall Road, E11. It has disabled access. It is a 2 minute walk from Wanstead Station (Central Line) and is served by numerous buses. There is free adjacent parking.
