Side-by-Side Comparison of West Yorkshire Mayoral Candidates' Ideas
We've put together a side-by-side comparison of the ideas and pledges of Tracy Brabin, Bob Buxton, Andrew Cooper, Stewart Golton and Matthew Robinson, the main candidates standing to be West Yorkshire mayor.
The ideas and pledges are divided into sections for easier navigation, and they often fit into more than one.
Corrections and clarification are welcome.
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- Adult Education and Skills
- Community Safety, Policing
- Decent Homes and Liveable Places
- Democracy, Participation, Governance and Decentralisation
- Equality and Inclusion
- Jobs, Local Businesses, Enterprise, New Industries
- Nature and Bioregion
- Safety of Woman and Girls
- Walking, Cycling, Buses, Trains, Roads, Airport
Adult Education and Skills
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prioritse skills and training to ensure everyone has skills to secure work. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Endeavour that local education providers are prepared for the retraining of adults without work. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Ensure that there are relevant Green Courses on offer for young people with an emphasis on construction and engineering skills. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
A Green mayor would invest £2 million each year in programmes like apprenticeships to develop training and skills and help people access new jobs in the transition to a net-zero economy. Andrew Cooper |
Seek to increase capacity to deliver qualifications in the green growth economy such as arboriculture, renewable energy, and construction. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Work with councils to develop a scheme to maximise confidence of parents with underdeveloped literacy and numeracy skills. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Community Safety, Policing
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit 750 more frontline police officers and staff Tracy Brabin |
More frontline policing. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
More police, with extra powers and equipment like tasers. Matthew Robinson |
| Support police to go further in recruiting more Black, Asian, and ethnic minority officers. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
Greens will make sure our police represent all of us. This means ensuring the police force reflect West Yorkshire's diversity, including its ethnic diversity. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Make early intervention in anti-social behaviour a priority through supporting councils Early Years and Families offers and funding community youth projects. Tracy Brabin |
Work with communities, educators, and police to prevent crime. Bob Buxton |
Youth crime can not be tackled by discipline alone. We need universal access to high quality youth facilities and open spaces. Andrew Cooper |
My overriding priority will be forward looking; to try and insulate as many young people as possible from our region from being sucked into the criminal justice system in the first place. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Create a partnership with communities, especially women, young people, and ethnic minorities, to ensure that our police better understand and reflect the communities they serve. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
People across West Yorkshire must have more say in local policing priorities. Andrew Cooper |
Rebuild the delivery of community policing. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Clampdown on uninsured drivers, speeding and drink driving. Bob Buxton |
We will give the police the resources to tackle speeding and dangerous driving across West Yorkshire. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
I’ll bring forward local ward based road safety plans to bring agencies together to make our road safer. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Ensure police can tackle adult neighbourhood anti-social behaviour effectively. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
New “justice reports” so that people know not just the crimes that have taken place but what’s happened to the criminals and the sentences doled out. Matthew Robinson |
Decent Homes and Liveable Places
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build 5000 sustainable home including council houses and affordable homes. Tracy Brabin |
Green homes on regenerated sites with new infrastructure. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Seek to get more affordable zero carbon housing built by local building companies. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with partners to ensure that no-one has to sleep rough Tracy Brabin |
and ensure that young people who are sofa-surfing are supported into affordable accommodation. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Oppose building on the Greenbelt. Seek to utilise ex-industrial sites. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
Bring forward brownfield land first and regenerate sites before the greenbelt is considered. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We would set up a “Green Building Fund” to make sure all new homes are built to the highest energy-efficiency standards, saving tenants and homeowners money on their bills and that would be better for the environment too. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
New homes will use the latest green technology to reduce energy generation and use. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We will also ensure existing homes are brought up to high energy standards with a “Green New Deal Retrofit Demonstrator” to show government the benefits of large-scale investment in retrofit projects. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We would establish a green homes loan fund to help householders to install renewable technology in their home with no upfront costs. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
Roll out the award winning “Kirklees Warm Zone” which provided every home in Kirklees with free insulation to every home in West Yorkshire. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with co-operative and community-led groups across West Yorkshire to deliver 500 homes currently planned. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Audit of accommodation available to those fleeing domestic violence and ensure there is sufficient accommaodation for all who need it. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with disability groups and housing providers to develop a strategy to ensure there is an adequate supply of houses built to inclusive design standards. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Instruct the Co-operative Development and Community Wealth Building Unit to work on developing a not-for-profit West Yorkshire Social Letting Agency. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Work with councillors and communities to develop '15 minute neighbourhoods.' Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Revive town, district, and village centres to harness the potential of homeworking. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with local and touring arts organisations to utilise empty shop units for pop up and immersive experiences. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
A cultural hub on every high street. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Create a bi-annual Town of Culture Award to celebrate the creativity of our towns and villages. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Democracy, Participation, Governance and Decentralisation
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Petition for Yorkshire to have a referendum on greater devolved powers. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
The Green Party has supported a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for many years and we would work hard to see it introduced in West Yorkshire. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
Andrew and Hawarun will only accept the average West Yorkshire salary of £26,000 per year. The remaining £79,000 will be donated to schemes to help community organisations that are suffering financial hardship and can’t find help from any other source. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
Will not use the Mayor’s power to levy new taxes. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
More budget transparency, improved scrutiny and better accountability in spending. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
And no congestion charge for West Yorkshire. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
I’ll deliver a new rural strategy for West Yorkshire to ensure that the views of farmers, rural communities, businesses and agencies are heard and involved not just in the planning but the delivery too. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Protect public rights of way. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Commit to working with partners to develop solutions that are bespoke and shaped by the communities they serve. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We will set up a process whereby communities can alert the West Yorkshire Mayor when their localities are threatened by climate breakdown and nature loss so they can be involved in decisions and investments to protect and enhance their environments. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Equality and Inclusion
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
I will deliver new Opportunity Areas for West Yorkshire, bringing together schools, colleges, universities, business, the third sector and others to improve life chances and social mobility. Matthew Robinson |
| Appoint an Inclusivity Champion to lead work to ensure that under-represented groups including women, Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+, and disabled people are consulted, heard, and included. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Prepare impact assessments on accessibility, inclusivity, diversity, and equality in all funding decisions. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Provide learner support funding for all those with learning difficulties and disabilities.. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Spearhead a campaign with Living Wage UK to make West Yorkshire a living wage region. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Jobs, Local Businesses, Enterprise, New Industries
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We estimate that the work required to retrofit buildings across West Yorkshire could generate 42,000 jobs alone. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
a new Mayors Business Board to hear directly from business about the challenges and way we can work together. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
West Yorkshire as the first gigabit connected region and start delivering that straight away. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
New homes will use the latest green technology to reduce energy generation and use, better transport links and creating new jobs not just in construction but green technology jobs too. Matthew Robinson |
| Encourage investment in the development of new technologies which will contribute to the green recovery and promote transition of carbon intensive industries Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Establish a Co-operative Development and Community Wealth Building Unit. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Establish a Manufacturing Task Force. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Establish the West Yorkshire Innovation Network. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Establish a Digital Skills Partnership and ensure that Digital Enterprise funding supports small and medium sized businesses. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Create 1000 well paid, skilled jobs for young people through the Mayors Youth Employment Scheme and Kickstart Gateway. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Ensure that all young people who have been out of work for 6 months or more have an offer of a job, education, or training. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Call for devolution of West Yorkshire's share of £330m national apprenticeship levy. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Support a West Yorkshire-wide careers advice service. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with other organisations to pathway young people into Creative Recovery social proscribing. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Spearhead a digital academy. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Widen Leeds Digital Festival into a West Yorkshire-wide festival. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Provide support for expansion of the Centre of Screen Excellence. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Appoint a Night Czar who will focus on night-time workers and work with the Mayor to co-create a Women and Girls Safety Charter. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Help farmers generate more renewable energy. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
The care of our vulnerable and elderly cannot be left to big corporate players, and I hope to develop a quantum growth in small and micro enterprises in community care. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Fund the development of new courses and the start up costs of new training centres. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Nature and Bioregion
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work to accelerate investment in hard flood defences and natural flood management. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
We also need to protect our rivers, streams, canals and watercourses, not just for flood prevention, but to ensure that our water is clean and I’ll do that so West Yorkshire leads on this. Matthew Robinson |
| Work to restore peatlands and conserve moorland. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Support the creation of the White Rose Forest planting 1000s of trees across the region. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Seek to increase tree cover. Stewart Golton |
I’ll deliver the Northern Forest here in West Yorkshire planting more trees, creating woodland and new habitats. Matthew Robinson |
| Promote a focus on heritage conservation and support food supply chains from local farms to local shops. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Seek to get more food grown locally. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Safety of Woman and Girls
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look into creating Sexual Assault Referral Clinic where woman can report to health workers rather than at a police station. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with stakeholders to lead the development of a comprehensive Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Promote educational programmes, action, and awareness of domestic abuse. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Support resourcing of refuges, rape crisis services, and others providing services to victims of intimate and domestic violence and sexual assault. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Take steps to ensure that women reporting misogyny, sexual harassment, and rape are treated seriously and with respect. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Abolish Holbeck Red Light Zone and oppose any other Red Light Zones. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Better street lighting. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
Walking, Cycling, Buses, Trains, Roads, Airport
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Tracy Brabin |
Bob Buxton |
Andrew Cooper |
Stewart Golton |
Matthew Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
Stop expansion of Leeds-Bradford Airport. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Bring buses back into public control. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
take our bus services back into public ownership so we can ensure more affordable, more reliable, more convenient and more joined-up bus travel across the region. Andrew Cooper |
End public transport spending that allows private bus companies to increase their profits, whilst doing little to address unreliability and rising prices for passengers. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
I’ll cut congestion for drivers, holding councils to account and getting extra government funds for roads. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Work to reduce transport and parking costs for health and social care workers. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work with large fuel retailers to provide electric charging points and deliver a network of thousands of charging points across the region. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Aim to allow bus passes to be used in rush hour. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
free public transport across West Yorkshire so that everyone has access to reliable, equitable transport. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Invest in electric charging points and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure so electric and hydrogen buses can operate. Tracy Brabin |
Reduce air pollution with electric buses. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Deliver a mass transit system that connects all of our region by 2040. Tracy Brabin |
Fight to deliver a West Yorkshire mass transit system. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
a viable, efficient and future proofed mass transit system. Matthew Robinson |
| Support HS2 to increase capacity for freight and local lines and to improve connectivity to Sheffield. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
HS2 is an overpriced white elephant. Stewart Golton |
I want to see schemes like NPR and HS2 delivered. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Seek to deliver transpennine connectivity with Northern Powerhouse Rail. Stewart Golton |
I want to see schemes like NPR and HS2 delivered. Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Promote safer walking to school, support better planned cycleways. Bob Buxton |
We would ensure that pedestrians - and cyclists - were considered in all appropriate investment decisions and that walking and cycling infrastructure such as paths, benches and signs are high-quality and maintained regularly. Andrew Cooper |
Seek more investment in safer walking and cycling. Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work to bring forward a new bike rental scheme for electric bikes including disabled accessible bikes. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| Work to create an integrated tap-in-tap-out, capped fair fare across the region. Tracy Brabin |
Seek to reduce transport prices with a smart tap and pay system for bus and rail. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We will put and end to new road building and widening schemes and invest in green transport to tackle the air pollution problem that affects us all.. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
Seek to get more investment in local bus routes; work to get more carriages and a greater frequency on train routes. Stewart Golton |
creating transport hubs and improving connections for our towns and rural communities so that they don’t feel cut off or miss out on new opportunities. Matthew Robinson |
| Campaign for an inner-city station for Bradford on Northern Powerhouse Rail. Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Fix potholes. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
Build an inland port, reducing road freight. Bob Buxton |
No direct equivalent Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
| No direct equivalent Tracy Brabin |
No direct equivalent Bob Buxton |
We would get the Queenbury Tunnel cycle scheme moving. Andrew Cooper |
No direct equivalent Stewart Golton |
No direct equivalent Matthew Robinson |
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- Adult Education and Skills
- Community Safety, Policing
- Decent Homes and Liveable Places
- Democracy, Participation, Governance and Decentralisation
- Equality and Inclusion
- Jobs, Local Businesses, Enterprise, New Industries
- Nature and Bioregion
- Safety of Woman and Girls
- Walking, Cycling, Buses, Trains, Roads, Airport