Angeliki Stogia is a Greek-British Labour Party politician in Manchester.[1]
Background
editOriginally from Arta, Greece, Stogia moved to the UK to study European Studies and Languages at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1995.[2]
Political career
editFirst elected to Manchester City Council in 2012, Stogia is a councillor for Whalley Range in Manchester. She became Manchester Council's lead member for Transport and Environment and was prominent in debates about transport policy in Manchester during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, proclaiming "we hope that pedestrians and cyclists will reclaim the streets of this city".[3] The decision to pedestrianise a stretch of Deansgate in May 2020 was attacked by Diamond Bus North West who claimed that the temporary traffic order was made to further the long-term objective of the Council to close Deansgate to traffic permanently. Stogia denied that the decision to settle the company's application for judicial review implied an admission of unlawfulness, but rather claimed "an unwillingness to risk further public money on the inherently uncertain outcome of a court hearing contesting the legal challenge which they brought when other bus companies were willing to accept the temporary closure." [4]
She then started working for Arup Group.[5]
Stogia stood for the European Parliament as a Labour candidate for the North West England in the 2014 European elections.
In April 2024, she was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Chester South and Eddisbury constituency at the 2024 general election.[6] She came second with 32.1% of the votes.
References
edit- ^ "Councillor Angeliki Stogia". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Angeliki Stogia". Whalley Range Labour. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "How coronavirus is driving a revolution in travel". BBC. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Diamond bus company claims council's 'embarrassing error' over Deansgate closure will cost taxpayer £40k". Manchester Evening News. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "GM Future Leaders Mentors – Future of Greater Manchester". futureofgreatermanchester.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Chester South and Eddisbury: Labour name candidate for seat". BBC News. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.