Green Party candidate

Green Party members have selected Dr Andrew Garman to stand in Eddisbury constituency at the forthcoming general election.

Andrew Garman, aged 61, is a semi-retired scientist and lives in Ashton Hayes village, in the north of the constituency. Here he was a parish councillor for 11 years and was responsible for, or involved in, a number of community projects. Ashton Hayes has a reputation for action on climate change with its non-party political "Going Carbon Neutral" project.

Andrew served as councillor for Kelsall on Chester City Council from 2006 until the local government re-organisation in 2009. He was the Lib Dems' Environment Spokesperson. He moved to the Green Party in 2011.

Asked about the change of parties, Andrew said: "I became increasingly concerned about both climate change and the adverse impacts of mounting income and wealth inequalities on the health of our society. The Green Party is the natural place for those who want radical action on these vital issues".

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