Julia Erskine

Statement to voters

I have been a supporter of the Green Party since the 1980's, when I was involved in Newcastle Green Party. I am a self employed dog walker, but worked in secretarial roles and the library service for many years before that. I also run a local Craft & Car Boot, the purpose of which is to showcase and support local business, charities and voluntary groups. I am also a trustee of a local based charity, Mityana Community Foundation, which works with children in Mityana, Uganda. I have lived in the North of England all my life, mostly in North Tyneside, whose party I joined in 2007, and for the past 12 years have lived in Whitley Bay. I stood as Parliamentary Candidate for Tynemouth in 2010, which was the first time a candidate had stood there since 1988, and again in 2015, when I quadrupled my vote. In between I have stood in various council elections. I have always believed the Green Party to be the only real alternative to the others, and so much of it just makes sense to me that I've never wanted to vote for anything else. That is why I do this - to give myself and others the choice to vote Green, and to bring about real, sustainable change.

Election history

Westminster general elections