Local elections 2023: Greens eye first council win in former Tory heartland

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The party are hoping to gain control of Mid Suffolk district council in May's local elections.

One issue which appears to be benefitting the Greens politically is large-scale housing development because of concerns that the rural environment would be damaged.

In between dodging stray ping pong balls, resident Paul Proctor and club founder Lynda Moore say large-scale housebuilding is a worry.Paul is concerned about whether local facilities can cope with the number of homes being built She also voices concerns about losing agricultural land to solar farms. Suffolk has become something of a centre for energy infrastructure.Lynda thinks new residents will end up commuting for work because of a lack of jobs in WoolpitIt's difficult to pin down one precise reason.

That may help explain some of the confidence from the Greens, who often struggle to gain ground under the first-past-the-post system.The Lib Dems, Labour and Reform are standing candidates in some wards, including in Stowmarket, the district's biggest town. Its owner Paul Zyrkos, has been on the site for nine years, and he says running the business at the moment is "a bit up and down".

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