Annette Baker and Mike McGowan announced as Green Party Candidates for by-elections

Haringey Green Party will be fighting the by-elections in Woodside and Noel Park with two strong local candidates.

Mike McGowan, standing in Noel Park and a long-term resident of the area has stood here before for the Green Party. 'I want to help change the world around me for the better. And I want my grandchildren to live in a beautiful, sustainable world,' he says. This is what motivates him to stand again.

Mike is convinced that even a single Green voice in the Council can make a huge difference. It has done so elsewhere in Councils where Green councillors have a voice. It has put green issues - like parks and open spaces, opposition to austerity, affordable housing and renewable energy squarely on the agenda. But it has also changed the tone of the debate: elected Green Party representatives work by being constructive and positive and never indulging in 'Yah-Boo' politics.

Annette Baker has lived in Woodside for the last 4 years. She has been active in politics for many years. 'I cannot remember a time when social justice hasn`t been important to me,' she says, coming from a family with a long history of being active in the pursuit of justice.