Our approach to the 2026 local elections

Filed under: Elections

As an organisation, Better Streets for Birmingham CIC does not endorse candidates or parties standing for election. We cannot do this because of our CIC status.

We are able to engage with candidates to help with pathfinding for casework. Send us an email about the casework. You can also sign up for email updates as a stakeholder.

We have published ten manifesto asks to address the road safety emergency, improve public transport, and make cycling and walking a realistic choice. We have worked with 15 charities, organisations and community groups to craft them.

When manifestos are published, we will create a public table that compares the different transport commitments. We will publish all parties that have a manifesto or a publicised list of policies and priorities. We have done this previously for the 2022 city council election and 2024 mayoral election. We will not promote or endorse any candidate or party.

After the elections are over, we will contact councillors to introduce ourselves and the services we can offer your ward and residents.

Better Streets for Birmingham

Better Streets for Birmingham is a community group which campaigns for changes to our travel and planning infrastructure to improve the sustainability, efficiency and safety of our streets. We believe that through connecting Birmingham to reduce car dependency, we will make it a more pleasant place to work, live and play.