Bromley Green Party are proud to announce that our candidate for the Bromley Common and Holwood by-election taking place on Thursday 24 July 2025 is Ruth Fabricant. Ruth’s statement is below:
Candidate statement
I have lived all my life in various areas of the Bromley borough and have recently enjoyed conversing again with residents in Bromley Common where my daughter and her family resided for five years.
As an experienced Early Years teacher, mother and grandparent, I am passionate to be a much needed Green voice on Bromley council.
We now have 859 hard working Green councillors in the UK, including neighbouring
Sevenoaks, Greenwich, Croydon and Dartford. Even a small number of Greens in
opposition play an important role in holding the ruling administration to account.
Sharing residents’ concerns, I have campaigned against airport expansion in Biggin Hill, cuts to public services and the decline of the NHS. have petitioned to ‘Save Public Toilets’, ‘Keep the Fox Hunting Ban’, and ‘20 mph speed limits outside all Bromley schools and places of need’. I have spoken at Full Council meetings and am currently gaining signatures requesting crossing guards (lollypop ladies/men) outside ALL Bromley borough schools.
I am a longstanding member of the following local non-party political pressure groups which are in line with Green Party policies: Friends of the Earth, CND, Bromley Trades Union Council, Stand Up To Racism and National RSPB – Giving Nature a Home. I am vegetarian and believe that all animals are sentient beings.
As a Green Councillor my priorities will be:
- Road safety for all
- Affordable social housing in the right place.
- Tackle anti-social behaviour with community policing and preventative measures such as increased funding for youth services and mental health care.
- Protect wildlife and our green spaces.
- Be an advocate for children and young people with special educational needs.
- Recognise that older people have the same rights and hopes as everyone and should be treated fairly.
- Accessible public toilets for all.
- Much needed funding for our schools and revival of adult educational opportunities.
Only the Green Party can solve both the climate emergency and our cost-of-living crisis. Greens will make it easier and cheaper for people to choose environmentally friendly options in their everyday lifestyle.
The Green Party are the sole party to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. I am proud to be standing for a party whose core ethos is ‘environmental, racial and social justice go hand in hand.’