Launched to coincide with the 2019 UK General Election , the Parks Protector Pledge is a six point commitment which Peers, elected representatives and those standing for election can take to demonstrate their support for the value of parks and green spaces to their constituents and electors.
The Parks Protector Pledge includes six key points committing signatories to champion, support and protect green spaces for good. It is accompanied by a Pledging to Protect manifesto with more detail on each point.
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Incumbent elected representatives and Peers who have taken the Parks Protector Pledge are listed below. Members of the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru, London Assembly and elected Mayors are all invited to take the Pledge.
Pledging Members of UK Parliament
These 50 Members of the UK Parliament have committed to the Park Protector Pledge's six points. During the 2019 UK General Election campaign over 250 candidates in more than 210 constituencies took the pledge.
Wendy Morton MP
Aldridge-Brownhills
Conservative
Mark Tami MP
Alyn and Deeside
Labour
Kim Leadbeater MP
Batley and Spen
Labour
Mick Whitley MP
Birkenhead
Labour
Liz Twist MP
Blaydon
Labour
Yasmin Qureshi MP
Bolton South East
Labour
Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour
Caroline Lucas MP
Brighton, Pavilion
Green
Sir Bob Neill MP
Bromley and Chislehurst
Conservative
Daniel Zeichner MP
Cambridge
Labour
Henry Smith MP
Crawley
Conservative
Sarah Jones MP
Croydon Central
Labour
Chris Philp MP
Croydon South
Conservative
Stuart McDonald MP
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
SNP
Helen Hayes MP
Dulwich and West Norwood
Labour
Grahame Morris MP
Easington
Labour
Seema Malhotra MP
Feltham and Heston
Labour
Ian Mearns MP
Gateshead
Labour
Richard Thomson MP
Gordon
SNP
Tonia Antoniazzi MP
Gower
Labour
Diane Abbott MP
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Labour
Derek Twigg MP
Halton
Labour
John McDonnell MP
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Jon Trickett MP
Hemsworth
Labour
Peter Kyle MP
Hove
Labour
Wes Streeting MP
Ilford North
Labour
Kate Osborne MP
Jarrow
Labour
Sir Ed Davey MP
Kingston and Surbiton
Liberal Democrat
Karl Turner MP
Kingston upon Hull East
Labour
Richard Burgon MP
Leeds East
Labour
Alex Sobel MP
Leeds North West
Labour
Kim Johnson MP
Liverpool, Riverside
Labour
Dan Carden MP
Liverpool, Walton
Labour
Paula Barker MP
Liverpool, Wavertree
Labour
Ian Byrne MP
Liverpool, West Derby
Labour
Afzal Khan MP
Manchester, Gorton
Labour
Pauline Latham MP
Mid Derbyshire
Conservative
Lilian Greenwood MP
Nottingham South
Labour
Luke Pollard MP
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Labour
Apsana Begum MP
Poplar and Limehouse
Labour
Fleur Anderson MP
Putney
Labour
David Simmonds MP
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Conservative
Clive Betts MP
Sheffield South East
Labour
Andrew Selous MP
South West Bedfordshire
Conservative
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Streatham
Labour
Chris Loder MP
West Dorset
Conservative
Sarah Atherton MP
Wrexham
Conservative
Lord Hendy QC
Labour
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green
Baroness Parminter
Liberal Democrat
Pledging Members of Scottish Parliament
The Parks Protector Pledge has been taken by these 15 Members of the Scottish Parliament. Over 30 candidates took the pledge during the 2021 Scottish election campaign.
Jackie Dunbar MSP
Aberdeen Donside
SNP
Audrey Nicoll MSP
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
SNP
Alexander Burnett MSP
Aberdeenshire West
Conservative
Marie McNair MSP
Clydebank and Milngavie
SNP
Paul McLennan MSP
East Lothian
SNP
Annie Wells MSP
Glasgow
Conservative
John Mason MSP
Glasgow Shettleston
SNP
Evelyn Tweed MSP
Stirling
SNP
Stephanie Callaghan MSP
Uddingston and Bellshill
SNP
Richard Leonard MSP
Central Scotland
Labour
Alison Johnstone MSP
Lothian
Green
Lorna Slater MSP
Lothian
Green
Mark Ruskell MSP
Mid Scotland and Fife
Green
Craig Hoy MSP
South Scotland
Conservative
Martin Whitfield MSP
South Scotland
SNP
Pledging Members of Senedd Cymru
These six Members of the Senedd Cymru have committed to the six aims of the Parks Protector Pledge. Over 20 candidates took the pledge during the 2021 Welsh election campaign.
Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Aberconwy
Conservative
Jack Sargeant MS
Alyn and Deeside
Labour
Hefin David MS
Caerphilly
Labour
Dawn Bowden MS
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Labour
Mark Isherwood MS
North Wales
Conservative
Huw Irranca-Davies MS
Ogmore
Labour
Pledging Members of Northern Ireland Assembly
These five Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have committed to the six aims of the Parks Protector Pledge. Eight candidates took the pledge during the 2022 Northern Irish election campaign.
Naomi Long MLA
Belfast East
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter McReynolds MLA
Belfast East
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Paula Bradshaw MLA
Belfast South
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Stewart Dickson MLA
East Antrim
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Nick Mathison MLA
Strangford
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Pledging Members of London Assembly
The Parks Protector Pledge has been taken by these six Members of the London Assembly. There were 20 candidates who took the pledge during the 2021 London election campaign.
Anne Clarke AM
Barnet and Camden
Labour
Len Duvall AM
Greenwich and Lewisham
Labour
Elly Baker AM
London-wide
Labour
Siân Berry AM
London-wide
Green
Zack Polanski AM
London-wide
Green
Caroline Russell AM
London-wide
Green
Pledging elected Mayors
Two elected Mayors in England have committed to the six aims of the Parks Protector Pledge. There were 14 candidates who took the pledge during the 2021 Mayoral election campaigns.
Joanne Anderson
Mayor of Liverpool
Labour
Dan Norris
Mayor of West of England
Labour
For constituents
Spread awareness of the Parks Protector Pledge and if your MP, MSP, MS, London Assembly member or elected Mayor isn't listed as a signatory, get in touch and ask them to support it. The full Pledging to Protect document contains lots of detail to assist you in making your case to your elected representative for why parks matter.
About Fields in Trust
Fields in Trust is an independent charity with over 90 years’ experience protecting parks and green spaces. We work with landowners, community groups and policy makers to champion the value of our parks and green spaces to achieve better protection for their future at both local and national level.
