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Heather Laura Stallard
Green Party candidate for Temple Cowley
Heather Stallard (she/her) has lived in East Oxford for 3 years. She works in professional services at the University of Oxford, managing communications and events for environmental research. She used to work in the homelessness sector and is particularly passionate and aggravated about the Oxford housing crisis. After many years of losing faith in the Labour Party, she left to join the Green Party. Heather believes in policies that take care of the least well off, and believes we can do that at the same time as taking care of our planet for animals, nature and future generations.
Previous elections
Rose Hill & Iffley (2024)
Green Party· Not elected
Temple Cowley Ward
Where Heather fits into things
Oxford East
Constituency
Temple Cowley
Ward
Heather Laura Stallard
Candidate
Temple Cowley
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Oxford