Noel Lynch
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Noel Lynch is a politician living in England
and a prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales
. He represented the Green Party
on the London Assembly
between 2 May 2003 and 10 June 2004, after replacing Victor Anderson
who resigned. Due to a fall in the Green
vote, he did not retain his seat at the 2004 London Assembly election
, leaving Cllr. Darren Johnson
AM and Cllr. Jenny Jones
AM as the remaining members of the London Assembly
Green Group
. He is currently Co-ordinator of the London Federation of Green Parties.
in Ireland
before moving to London
in 1986. He is a freelance auctioneer and runS 'The Green Room', described as "London's most unusual charity shop", which is owned by Barnet Green Co-op Ltd and found on Archway Road in North London
.
. He is also a founder member of The Archer, a community newspaper for the N2 area, and he founded the East Finchley Traders Association. He is on the Administrative Committee of the Finchley Society and spent six years as a voluntary adviser with the East Finchley Advice Centre. Before becoming a member of the London Assembly
, he worked for the No-Euro campaign. In addition, he is the founder and owner of an independent newspaper, London Green News.
Within the Green Party, Lynch founded the Green Party Trade Union Group and the London Internationals Group. He Chairs the London-Irish Green Group and the London Green Party Animal Rights Group.
Lynch was fourth on the Green Party
's list of candidates
for the Top-Up (Additional Member System
) seats at the 2000 London Assembly elections
(10 seats elected by proportional representation). Three Green
Assembly Members - Cllr. Darren Johnson
AM, Cllr. Jenny Jones
AM and Victor Anderson
- were elected to Top-Up seats. In May 2003, Anderson
resigned and was replaced by Lynch. In the 2004 London Assembly election
, the Green vote share in the top-up seats election fell from 11.1% in 2000 to 8.37% in 2004, meaning that the party lost their third seat, held by Lynch, leaving Johnson
and Jones
as the remaining members of the London Assembly
Green Group
.
As an Assembly
Member, Lynch was a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
(LFEPA), the Metropolitan Police Authority
, the Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, the Planning and Spatial Development Committee, the Health Committee and the Standards Committee (of which he was Chair). He focused on health issues, the homeless, GM crops, fluoride, the aged, disability issues and animal rights. He campaigned to save Cricklewood Homeless Centre and improved the then fledging Patients Forum of the London Ambulance Service. He organised conferences in City Hall on GM Crops and Non-animal Medical Research. He wrote four papers - Where Have All the Local Shops Gone?, Plastic not Fantastic (against plastic bag waste), Toilets Going to Waste (on the decline in public toilets) and Keep Off the Grass - the Loss of London's Playing Fields. In addition, he asked 157 formal questions to the Mayor on a wide range of issues.
In 2003, Lynch was the Green Party's candidate at the Brent East by-election
, securing 3.1% of the vote (638 votes) and coming fourth. He is the party's parliamentary candidate for the Finchley and Golders Green constituency, where he came fourth with 1136 votes (2.6%) in the General Election of 2005
.
Lynch was third on the Green Party
's list of candidates
for the Top-Up (Additional Member System
) seats at the 2008 London Assembly elections
., but the Green Party did not receive enough votes to elect a third Assembly member.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and a prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
. He represented the Green Party
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
on the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
between 2 May 2003 and 10 June 2004, after replacing Victor Anderson
Victor Anderson (Green politician)
Victor Anderson is a former London Assembly member, serving from 4 May 2000 to March 2003.He worked as a researcher for Plaid Cymru-Green MP Cynog Dafis, as part of the deal that brought Dafis the Green Party's support....
who resigned. Due to a fall in the Green
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
vote, he did not retain his seat at the 2004 London Assembly election
London Assembly election, 2004
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 10 June 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004.The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, nine of which were won by the Conservatives and five by the Labour Party...
, leaving Cllr. Darren Johnson
Darren Johnson
Darren Paul Johnson is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales...
AM and Cllr. Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones (Green politician)
Jenny Jones is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. She currently represents the Green Party in the London Assembly, and is standing to be Mayor of London in the 2012 elections. She was Deputy Mayor of London from May 2003 to June 2004...
AM as the remaining members of the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
Green Group
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
. He is currently Co-ordinator of the London Federation of Green Parties.
Early life and career
Lynch grew up in County LimerickCounty Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
before moving to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1986. He is a freelance auctioneer and runS 'The Green Room', described as "London's most unusual charity shop", which is owned by Barnet Green Co-op Ltd and found on Archway Road in North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
.
Political career
Lynch is active in community politics in FinchleyFinchley
Finchley is a district in Barnet in north London, England. Finchley is on high ground, about north of Charing Cross. It formed an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, becoming a municipal borough in 1933, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965...
. He is also a founder member of The Archer, a community newspaper for the N2 area, and he founded the East Finchley Traders Association. He is on the Administrative Committee of the Finchley Society and spent six years as a voluntary adviser with the East Finchley Advice Centre. Before becoming a member of the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
, he worked for the No-Euro campaign. In addition, he is the founder and owner of an independent newspaper, London Green News.
Within the Green Party, Lynch founded the Green Party Trade Union Group and the London Internationals Group. He Chairs the London-Irish Green Group and the London Green Party Animal Rights Group.
Lynch was fourth on the Green Party
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
's list of candidates
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
for the Top-Up (Additional Member System
Additional Member System
The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....
) seats at the 2000 London Assembly elections
London Assembly election, 2000
The first elections for members of the London Assembly were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first mayoral election.The assembly elections used the Mixed member proportional representation, a form of Additional member system, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up...
(10 seats elected by proportional representation). Three Green
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
Assembly Members - Cllr. Darren Johnson
Darren Johnson
Darren Paul Johnson is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales...
AM, Cllr. Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones (Green politician)
Jenny Jones is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. She currently represents the Green Party in the London Assembly, and is standing to be Mayor of London in the 2012 elections. She was Deputy Mayor of London from May 2003 to June 2004...
AM and Victor Anderson
Victor Anderson (Green politician)
Victor Anderson is a former London Assembly member, serving from 4 May 2000 to March 2003.He worked as a researcher for Plaid Cymru-Green MP Cynog Dafis, as part of the deal that brought Dafis the Green Party's support....
- were elected to Top-Up seats. In May 2003, Anderson
Victor Anderson (Green politician)
Victor Anderson is a former London Assembly member, serving from 4 May 2000 to March 2003.He worked as a researcher for Plaid Cymru-Green MP Cynog Dafis, as part of the deal that brought Dafis the Green Party's support....
resigned and was replaced by Lynch. In the 2004 London Assembly election
London Assembly election, 2004
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 10 June 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004.The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, nine of which were won by the Conservatives and five by the Labour Party...
, the Green vote share in the top-up seats election fell from 11.1% in 2000 to 8.37% in 2004, meaning that the party lost their third seat, held by Lynch, leaving Johnson
Darren Johnson
Darren Paul Johnson is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales...
and Jones
Jenny Jones (Green politician)
Jenny Jones is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. She currently represents the Green Party in the London Assembly, and is standing to be Mayor of London in the 2012 elections. She was Deputy Mayor of London from May 2003 to June 2004...
as the remaining members of the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
Green Group
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
.
As an Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
Member, Lynch was a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority is a functional body of the Greater London Authority and was established under the Greater London Authority Act 1999. Its principal purpose is to run the London Fire Brigade....
(LFEPA), the Metropolitan Police Authority
Metropolitan Police Authority
The Metropolitan Police Authority is the police authority responsible for supervising the Metropolitan Police Service, the police force for Greater London ....
, the Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, the Planning and Spatial Development Committee, the Health Committee and the Standards Committee (of which he was Chair). He focused on health issues, the homeless, GM crops, fluoride, the aged, disability issues and animal rights. He campaigned to save Cricklewood Homeless Centre and improved the then fledging Patients Forum of the London Ambulance Service. He organised conferences in City Hall on GM Crops and Non-animal Medical Research. He wrote four papers - Where Have All the Local Shops Gone?, Plastic not Fantastic (against plastic bag waste), Toilets Going to Waste (on the decline in public toilets) and Keep Off the Grass - the Loss of London's Playing Fields. In addition, he asked 157 formal questions to the Mayor on a wide range of issues.
In 2003, Lynch was the Green Party's candidate at the Brent East by-election
Brent East by-election, 2003
The Brent East by-election, 2003 was caused by the death on 18 June 2003 of the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Brent East, Paul Daisley, of the Labour Party....
, securing 3.1% of the vote (638 votes) and coming fourth. He is the party's parliamentary candidate for the Finchley and Golders Green constituency, where he came fourth with 1136 votes (2.6%) in the General Election of 2005
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
.
Lynch was third on the Green Party
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
's list of candidates
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
for the Top-Up (Additional Member System
Additional Member System
The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....
) seats at the 2008 London Assembly elections
London Assembly election, 2008
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 1 May 2008, along with the London mayoral election, 2008. The Conservatives gained 2 seats, Labour gained one seat, the Liberal Democrats lost two seats, and United Kingdom Independence Party or One London as they became were wiped out...
., but the Green Party did not receive enough votes to elect a third Assembly member.