At 18 years of age, Brighton & Hove Labour Candidate for St. Peter’s and North Laine ward, Clare Calder is the youngest candidate in the local elections, but she certainly isn’t new to politics.
 
Clare first began campaigning as a child over ten years ago, calling for better play equipment at The Level park in Brighton. Most recently, Clare was very involved in the local campaign to save St. Peter’s Church. She has also represented Brighton and Hove at the UK Youth Parliament and is a member of the young people’s council for the national charity ‘Changing Faces’ which campaigns to end discrimination against those with facial and other disfigurements.
 
Clare will be standing alongside Pete Gillman and James Hallwood in Brighton’s St. Peter’s and North Laine ward
 
Clare Calder, Brighton & Hove Labour Candidate for St. Peter’s and North Laine ward, said:
 
“I may be a young but I have been campaigning for more than ten years. As a child with a disability my first campaign was to try to save the old play equipment on The Level, which was much easier for disabled children to use. Since then I’ve lobbied for graffiti to be cleaned up and for safety on The Level. My priorities, should I be elected, will be safety for young people and older people.
 
“I was very involved in the campaign to save St Peter’s Church, York Place. Each Saturday morning for almost a year, I collected signatures on a petition in London Road, listening to people’s accounts of the importance of St Peter’s Church to them and their families.”
 
“Given public sector cuts I’m very concerned about the availability and cost of services for older people and those with health problems.”