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Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate
UK NewsPolitics•May 21, 2026 at 9:56 AMNational

Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

By Mark Brown North of England correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to winUK politics live – latest updatesThe Green party has chosen “a committed local campaigner” as its candidate in the Makerfield byelection on 18 June.Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, was chosen after a hustings on Wednesday amid reports that the party was proposing to hold back from investing significant resources in the byelection. Continue reading...

Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to win

The Green party has chosen “a committed local campaigner” as its candidate in the Makerfield byelection on 18 June.

Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, was chosen after a hustings on Wednesday amid reports that the party was proposing to hold back from investing significant resources in the byelection.

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