Gorton and Denton by-election
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If you are a constituent, please ask your candidates for their views and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk. Ask your candidates:
- Where you stand on the issue of climate change.
- Do you fully support the UK’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, to the target for 2030 announced at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, and to the target for 2035 announced at COP29 in Baku in 2024? Will you work to ensure that the UK does not shy away from these commitments?
| Candidate and party | Candidate position on climate change and net zero by 2050. |
| Nick Buckley Advance UK nickbuckleymbe@gmail.com X Facebook Instagram Advance UK national policy. | “Net Zero is a scam. Climate change is a natural process not to be feared for there is nothing we can do about it.” [Last updated 04.02.26. Response directly supplied by Nick Buckley.] |
| Charlotte Cadden Conservative Party info@tamesideconservatives.org.uk Website X Conservative Party national policy. | “Charlotte supports the repeal of the Climate Change Act, axing the Carbon Tax and scrapping the Labour Gvt’s old renewable subsidies, to save the residents of Gorton & Denton money on their household bills. Charlotte stands behind Britain’s energy independence by supporting North Sea oil and gas. The Conservatives are the only Party standing up for secure sovereign energy. Charlotte supports a reversal of the ban on petrol and diesel cars. The next Conservative Government will scrap the mandate on manufacturers forcing them to produce a growing number of electric vehicles and end Labour’s 2030 ban on petrol and diesel cars. Charlotte supports an end to the huge taxpayer subsidies currently used to support the Labour Gvt’s policies in this area, to save taxpayers £3.8 billion and make the UK car industry globally competitive again.“ [Last updated 05.02.26. Response supplied by local Conservative Party branch.] |
| Dan Clarke Libertarian Party X enquiries@libertarianpartyuk.com Libertarian Party national policy. | “On Net Zero, the Libertarian Party UK does not support the current government approach. While we acknowledge anthropogenic climate change, we also recognise that the UK has limited influence on the global climate. The present Net Zero framework relies heavily on centralised planning, regulation, and state distortion of the energy market. This has imposed real costs on households and businesses, often without clear environmental returns. Our position is that the best route to cleaner, cheaper and more resilient energy is not top-down mandates, but a freer, more competitive energy system. That means removing planning barriers, cutting red tape, and allowing technologies to compete on their merits, while ending state distortions that keep energy prices artificially high and tied to global gas and oil markets. In practical terms, we support rapid expansion of nuclear energy, particularly Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), as a reliable low-carbon baseload option. We also strongly support unlocking geothermal energy, including mine water heat projects and district heating. This is especially relevant in areas like Gorton & Denton, which sits on the former coal belt. That makes it a genuinely promising location for geothermal and mine water heat systems, which could reduce bills, create skilled local jobs, and help communities generate secure, stable energy without relying on constant state subsidy or top-down control.” [Last updated 12.02.26. Response directly supplied by Dan Clarke.] |
| Matt Goodwin Reform UK matt@reformparty.uk X Facebook Instagram Website Reform UK national policy. | [This candidate has been contacted but not yet responded. Below are quotes taken from publicly available material. Please contact this candidate and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk] “Look, we’re not going to do anything about the cost of living until we can actually fix our economy. We have the highest industrial electricity prices in the developed world. That is why businesses are going bust. It’s why energy bills are soaring. It is partly, not exclusively, but partly because of net zero. … What we need to do is bring down energy bills by slashing net zero.” [12.02.2026 Manchester Evening News Hustings 43.03] “The cost of living crisis is undoubtedly the biggest issue for people here, not Pakistan or Gaza. So Reform will support small businesses and bring down energy bills by taking on net zero.” [01.02.2026 The Telegraph] |
| Sebastian Moore Social Democratic Party Via: Jack.Goodwin@sdphq.org.uk Website Instagram Social Democratic Party national policy. | [Currently no information. This candidate has been contacted but not yet responded. Please get in contact and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk] |
| Joseph O’Meachair Rejoin EU Party admin@therejoineuparty.com Website Rejoin EU Party national policy. | “My response is that the climate objectives as set, are now out of date and that the world is heading to a tipping point more quickly than previously thought. When the original goals were applied we assumed a rate of warming that has already been overtaken. The problem is what to do about it. Realistically, single nations will be too frightened to confront the need for change as daily political expedients will always have priority. Therefore, the UK must be part of a larger block to buttress the economic and political fallout from taking the decisions required. In other words, we need to be back in the European Union. Rejoining the European Union is a vital step on the pathway to mitigating the already severe consequences of climate change.” [Last updated 05.02.26. Response directly supplied by Joseph O’Meachair.] |
| Jackie Pearcey Liberal Democrats jackiepearcey@btinternet.com Website X Liberal Democrats national policy. | [On climate change]“I have been aware of the climate crisis since the 1980s. I think that it is an emergency and must be dealt with properly.” [On net zero] “I do support those commitments, as the alternative is too awful to contemplate. Future generations will not forgive us if we fail to act.” [Last updated 12.02.26. Response directly supplied by Jackie Pearcey.] |
| Hannah Spencer Green Party tameside-greens@googlegroups.com Instagram Green Party national policy. | [This candidate has been contacted but not yet responded. Below are quotes taken from publicly available material. Please contact this candidate and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk] “I’ll also be the person who will be really firm on my commitment to the climate emergency, because we’re seeing too much now political parties pandering and denying that climate change exists. But we know that places like Nutsford Veil that still exist and are vital for flooding issues, for keeping green spaces alive, and for helping to make sure that we acknowledge the risks that we’re facing as a society from climate change. I think I’m really worried and alarmed by some politicians in their complete denial of the climate crisis.” [12.02.2026 Manchester Evening News Hustings 55:13] |
| Angeliki Stogia Labour Party angeliki.stogia@labour.org.uk Website Facebook Labour Party national policy. | “Tackling climate change is the only way to protect future generations. This is why as a local councillor I led the campaign for Manchester to become a zero-carbon city by 2038, introduced science-based climate targets for our city and worked with youth organisations to develop our Young People’s Climate Charter. I support the UK’s climate targets and the Labour government’s mission to make Britian a clean energy superpower by investing in homegrown renewable energy, creating thousands of jobs and delivering energy security.” [Last updated 18.02.26. Response supplied via Angeliki Stogia’s campaign team.] |
| Sir Oink A-Lot The Official Monster Raving Loony Party X Facebook | [Currently no information. This candidate has been contacted but not yet responded. Please get in contact and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk] |
| Hugo Wils Communist League clmanchr@gmail.com | [Currently no information. This candidate has been contacted but not yet responded. Please get in contact and let us know how they respond at Climate.Election@lse.ac.uk] |