Steve Barnard

Steve Barnard has 25 years of political experience including four years as a Sheffield City Councillor. He works with people in the community. During the past 10 years Steve has developed good links with many community groups in Sheffield. He supports local people to achieve their goals for the area they live in.

Steve lives in Sheffield with his wife and two children.

Greens offer a real alternative

Steve was a Labour Councillor on Sheffield City Council. He left Labour as he felt that Blair was wasting a historical majority. 'It is clear Labour Governments create a society where the rich get richer at the expense of the poor. The Iraq War convinced me to find another party.'

Steve joined the Green Party for two reasons:

• He supported their strong environmental policies. He is a long term member of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
• He was convinced by the Greens' commitment to social justice.

A local campaigner

Steve is involved in a number of campaigns in the Yorkshire and Humber region including:

• Supporting the windfarm at Sheephouse Heights, at Stocksbridge on the border of Sheffield and Barnsley
• Stopping night flights at Robin Hood (Doncaster) Airport
• Calling for a proper memorial for the Hillsborough football stadium disaster.

 

Steve with Sheffield City Councillor, Jillian Creasey and Stocksbridge Town Councillor at the site of the proposed Sheephouse wind farm, outside Stocksbridge