On 2 May 2024 there will be elections in Coventry for City Councillors, for the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority and for the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.

The deadline for delivery of candidate nominations is 5 April so the following lists may not be complete.

Council Elections

All the seats up for election to Coventry City Council are currently occupied by either Labour or Conservative candidates. However candidates will stand from other parties.

Councillors whose term in office will end in May are listed at https://www.coventry.gov.uk/elections-voting/coventry-city-council-elections-2-may-2024/print

Conservative Party

We have been unable to find any reference to climate policies for any Conservative council candidates nor in the Coventry Conservative website nor the national website.

Current Conservative City Councillors are shown at https://www.coventryconservatives.com/people/type/City-Councillors

Green Party

The Coventry Green Party manifesto can be found at https://coventry.greenparty.org.uk/manifesto/

Labour Party

We have been unable to find any reference to climate policies for any Labour council candidates nor in the Coventry Labour Party website nor the national website.

The Labour Party’s council candidates are shown at https://www.coventrylabourparty.org/may-2023-elections

Liberal Democrat Party

Coventry Liberal Democrat website has a link to https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan which includes the statement that

Climate change is the biggest threat to human existence. We urgently need to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C or we will face irreversible climate change which will cause catastrophic land loss and make parts of our planet inhabitable. Millions of people are already being directly affected by large increases in wildfires, floods, heatwaves, droughts and sea level rises.

Reform Party

The Reform Party national website’s policy page has no reference to climate change.

Mayoral Election

The West Midlands Combined Authority, for which the Mayor is the chair, declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has a five year plan to deliver a 33% reduction in carbon use across local transport, homes and businesses by 2026. They also have a vision to make the West Midlands net zero by 2041.

The candidates for the election are

Conservative and Unionist Party: Andy Street

His page on Tackling the climate change challenge has not been updated since 2021.

Green Party: Siobhan Harper Nune

Her candidate’s page mentions climate change twice:

Siobhan’s campaign will focus on making the Combined Authority work harder for our most left behind communities, be more accountable to residents, and increase the pace and scale of regional action on climate change…

“Action on the climate is too little and too late. We need action now, not future promises. I will work to increase the pace and scale of change. For example, greater action on warmer homes so people don’t have to choose between eating and heating.”

Labour & Co-op Party: Richard Parker

He has no website and we cannot find any link between him and climate change.

Liberal Democrat Party: Sunny Virk

The Liberal Democrat Party page announcing his candidature has no mention of climate change.

Reform uk: Elaine Williams

She is reported as saying: “The pursuit of Net Zero is a catastrophe for our region. It is making everyone poorer and colder. I am standing to stop the Net Zero agenda, the low traffic neighbourhood schemes, clean air zones, and other Net Zero related road restrictions that are damaging the region.”