LOCAL POLITICS: Meet the candidates in… Stockland Green

Candidate name: Estelle Murphy
Political party: Local Conservatives
Social media link: www.facebook.com/StocklandGreenNews

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I live in the ward and volunteer with groups to protect and clean green spaces.”
Key campaign issues: “Tackle the rise in badly run exempt accommodation and HMO’s under the Labour Council.”

Introduction: “Under the Labour Council the number of exempt accommodation units has rocketed. Much needed family housing is being converted and communities destroyed. Local Conservatives have pledged to start buying up exempt accommodation and converting it back to family housing. Every other party voted against this at a recent Council meeting.”

Candidate name: Gareth Compton
Political party: Local Conservatives
Social media link: www.facebook.com/StocklandGreenNews

Relationship with Stockland Green: “Knowing Stockland Green well, I understand Labour’s planned fortnightly bins will make fly-tipping worse.”
Key campaign issues: “I want to out the Green back in Stockland Green and keep weekly bin collections.”

Introduction: “Labour has announced this year they will scrap weekly bin collections.  Only the Local Conservatives have committed to keeping weekly bin collections and put a fully costed plan, agreed as deliverable, to the Council. This along with the Local Conservatives proposed dedicated clean-up crew for neighbourhoods will clean up Birmingham.”

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Candidate name: Bryn Roberts
Political party: Green Party
Social media link: www.facebook.com/BrumGreens

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I’m raising my family in Stockland Green, where I have a stake in its future.”
Key campaign issues: Tackling fly-tipping and waste mismanagement, improving road safety, and regulating HMO/hostel concentrations.

Introduction: “Stockland Green deserves clean streets, safe roads, and HMOs that don’t overwhelm our community. Fly-tipping, potholes, dangerous parking – residents have raised these issues for years. It’s time for solutions that actually stick, and I’m standing to make that happen.”

Candidate name: Alastair Webster
Political party: Green Party
Social media link: www.facebook.com/BrumGreens

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I have lived in Stockland Green for 25 years.”
Key campaign issues: Tackling fly-tipping and waste mismanagement, improving road safety, and regulating HMO/hostel concentrations.

Introduction: “I am standing to empower Stockland Green’s grassroots community groups and organisations through direct funding and collaborative planning. I will champion their voices in council decisions so that resources flow to those driving local change within a resilient and inclusive community.”

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Candidate name: Jane Esther Jones
Political party: Standing as an independent candidate
Social media link:www.x.com/Jane4SG

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I was born and raised in Stockland Green and have lived in the ward for most of my life.”
Key campaign issues: HMOs, exempt properties, crime, ASB, fly tipping, prostitution, drugs youth provision, the waste service, SEND issues.

Introduction: “I am a believer in public service having been a Social Worker, Primary Teacher, and a Civil Servant in the Department for Work and Pensions. Decisions are made by elected politicians which affect all our lives, and it is important that those who represent the residents do so with integrity, honesty and are prepared to work hard.”

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Candidate name: Amar Khan
Political party: Standing as an independent candidate
Social media link: www.tiktok.com/@independantcouncillors

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I’m Amar Khan and I have lived in Stockland Green for the majority of my life and still live in the area.”
Key campaign issues: Fixing our roads, tackling crime and anti-social behaviour, community safety cleaner streets, better youth services.

Introduction: “I’m standing to be re-elected as your Councillor because I want to make the area where my family and I live better. The council has wasted money on prolonging the bin strike and Oracle IT system while everyday issues like potholes, fly-tipping, and anti-social behaviour are getting worse. I want to see this change.”

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Candidate name: Sam Richards
Political party: Standing as an independent candidate
Social media link: ‘Candidate Sam Richards’ on Facebook

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I was born here and now work and live here with my own family.”
Key campaign issues: Investment in youth & family services, community safety, youth crime and anti-social behaviour, cleanliness, environmental care.

Introduction: “I’m standing as an Independent for Stockland Green, for people not politics. I believe the power of change lives in the people. I will listen first and act with accountability to deliver real results. I’m committed to young people, families, and building a stronger community before, during and after this election.”

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Candidate name: Derek Douglas
Political party: Labour Party
Social media link: ‘Derek Douglas Shabrana Hussain for Stockland Green’ on Facebook

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I have lived in the ward since 2019.”
Key campaign issues: Tackling HMO’s and Fly tipping, activities for young people, safer streets, protecting our parks.

Introduction: “I am standing as a candidate because I am passionate about community involvement through a Can Do approach. With 40 years’ experience in the voluntary sector, I will support residents, work in partnership across sectors, and help unlock Stockland Green’s potential by working closely with and for local people.”

Candidate name: Shabrana Hussain
Political party: Labour Party
Social media link: ‘Derek Douglas Shabrana Hussain for Stockland Green’ on Facebook

Relationship with Stockland Green: “My child attends the local primary school and I live the Erdington constituency.”
Key campaign issues: Tackling HMO’s and Fly tipping, activities for young people, safer streets, protecting our parks.

Introduction: “I am standing to for election for Stockland Green because I care deeply about our community and believe residents deserve a strong, trusted voice. I am committed to listening, working collaboratively, and delivering practical solutions that improve local neighbourhoods through fairness, opportunity, community engagement, and a stronger local approach.”

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Candidate name: Steven Enahoro
Political party: Liberal Democrats
Social media link: www.facebook.com/SCELibDems

Relationship with Stockland Green: “I care about the future of Stockland Green and would tirelessly represent all the residents.”
Key campaign issues: Cleaner and safer streets, potholes, anti-social behaviour and crime, fly-tipping, housing, fairness, community and dignity.

Introduction: “I am proud to be standing for Stockland Green Ward to bring real solutions for cleaner and safer streets and a thriving community. With a background in law, I bring a strong sense of fairness, and through working for the NHS a commitment to public service and care for others.”

Candidate name: Richard Hemus
Political party: Liberal Democrats
Social media link: www.facebook.com/SCELibDems

Relationship with Stockland Green: “Grew up in Birmingham, spent a year working in Stockland Green at Interserve, George Road.”
Key campaign issues: Cleaner and safer streets, fixing potholes, tackling reasons of anti-social behaviour, strong youth services, policing.

Introduction: “My father worked with youth in Birmingham. I believe in making a difference through strong Youth and Mental Health services and ensuring education is key of opportunities for people. I am committed to safer and cleaner communities. I believe in listening and delivering real change for everyone in our community.”

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Candidate name: Mansoor Butt
Political party: Reform UK
Social media link: www.facebook.com/reformukerdington

Key campaign issues: Fly-tipping, HMOs, local enterprise, parking, roads, parks, neighbourhood standards.

Introduction: “I am standing for Stockland Green because decent people deserve decent streets, safe neighbourhoods, and pride in where they live. I will fight fly-tipping, oppose the unchecked spread of HMOs, back local enterprise, tackle parking, and demand proper standards for our roads, parks, and communities.”

Candidate name: Pete Perryman
Political party: Reform UK
Social media link: www.facebook.com/reformukerdington

Key campaign issues: Stronger voice, safer neighbourhoods, cleaner streets, HMOs, fly-tipping, community pride.

Introduction: “I’m standing for Stockland Green to give the community a stronger voice and to prioritise local issues. We need safer neighbourhoods and cleaner streets, and we must stop the unchecked spread of HMOs destroying our communities. We must also stop the epidemic of fly-tipping. Let’s make Stockland Green somewhere to be proud of.”

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Candidate name: Ted Woodley
Party: Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Social media: www.facebook.com/BirminghamTUSC

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