Local elections
An important part of our work is to ensure that people and wildlife are recognised as a priority on the political agenda. As part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership we work to campaign at a national level on issues affecting wildlife – a recent success last year was the Government’s decision to strengthen legislation protecting water voles. Another was the Marine and Coastal Access Bill which was considerably strengthened through our lobbying. By working with local MPs, city, county and parish councillors, we can ensure that our wildlife is given adequate consideration by the county’s decision makers. Not only do our public bodies own large areas of land but the policies they set influence what happens elsewhere. During the local council elections we asked all candidates to tell us what they would do for the people and wildlife in the county if elected.
You can see the responses we received from those candidates who were elected by choosing from the menu below. If there is no entry, this is because the candidate did not send us an individual response.
To find out which electoral district you are in, you can enter your postcode on www.writetothem.com or download the Derbyshire electoral ward map (836k)
Replies received
Please choose an electoral ward from the list below and click show replies.
Wards with councillor responses have (Reply received) in brackets after the ward name.
Please note that the responses from candidates appear here in full. Derbyshire Wildlife Trust members will have received letters with slightly edited versions to save space.