London Green Party

Political party in the United Kingdom

London Green Party

Coordinator| Malcolm Powell
Party secretary| Ruben Rojas
Founded| July 1990
Headquarters| Development House, 56-643 Leonard Street
Youth wing| London Young Greens
Membership (2015)| 12,000[1]
Ideology|

* Green politics
* Progressivism[2]

Political position| Left-wing
National affiliation| Green Party of England and Wales
European affiliation| European Green Party
International affiliation| Global Greens
Colours|  Green
House of Commons (London seats)|

0 / 73

London Assembly|

3 / 25

Court of Common Council|

0 / 100

Local councillors in London|

18 / 1,851

Council control in London|

0 / 32

Directly-elected Mayors in London|

0 / 5

Website
london.greenparty.org.uk

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The London Green Party is the regional party of the Green Party of England and Wales that operates in Greater London.

## Current representatives[edit]

### London Assembly Members[edit]

* Caroline Russell \- Leader of the City Hall Greens
* Siân Berry
* Zack Polanski

### Councillors[edit]

As of May 2022, Green Party representation on London Councils are:

Council | Councillors

|

Camden |

1 / 54

| 4th
Croydon |

2 / 70

| 3rd
Hackney |

2 / 48

| 3rd
Islington |

3 / 48

| Opposition
Lambeth |

2 / 63

| 3rd
Newham |

2 / 66

| Opposition
Richmond upon Thames |

5 / 54

| Opposition
Tower Hamlets |

1 / 45

| 3rd

## Former representatives[edit]

### Members of the European Parliament[edit]

* Jean Lambert (1999–2019)
* Scott Ainslie (2019–2020)

## Electoral results[edit]

### United Kingdom general elections[edit]

The table below shows the London Green Party's results at UK general elections since the area of Greater London was created.

Date  | Votes won  | % of Votes  | Change  | MPs  | Change

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|
|
|

| 2010 | 54,316  | 1.6%  | 1.1  | 0  | N/A
| 2015 | 171,670  | 4.9%  | 3.3  | 0  |
| 2017 | 67,579  | 1.8%  | 3.1  | 0  |
| 2019 | 115,527  | 3.1%  | 1.3  | 0  |

### Greater London Council elections[edit]

The table below shows the results obtained by the Ecology Party in elections to the Greater London Council. The GLC was abolished by the Local Government Act 1985.

Date  | Leader  | Votes won  | % of Votes  | Change  | Councillors  | Change  | Result

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1977 |  | 298  | 0.0  | N/A  |

0 / 92

|  | Conservative win
1981 |  | 17,515  | 0.8  | 0.7  |

0 / 92

|  | Labour win

### European Parliament elections[edit]

The table below shows the results gained by the London Green Party in elections to the European Parliament. From 1979 to 1994, MEPs were elected from 10 individual constituencies by first-past-the-post; since 1999, MEPs were elected from a London-wide regional list by proportional representation.

Date  | Votes won  | % of Votes  | Change  | MEPs  | Change

|
|
|
|
|

| 1999 | 87,545  | 7.7%  | N/A | 1  | N/A
| 2004 | 158,986  | 8.4%  | 0.8  | 1  |
| 2009 | 190,589  | 10.9%  | 2.5  | 1  |
| 2014 | 196,419  | 8.9%  | 2.0  | 1  |
| 2019 | 278,957  | 12.4%  | 3.5  | 1  |

### London Assembly elections[edit]

Date  | Constituency Vote  | % of Vote  | Change  | Regional Vote  | % of Vote  | Change  | AMs  | Change

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

| 2000 | 162,457 | 10.2% | N/A | 183,910 | 11.1% | N/A | 3 | N/A
| 2004 | 138,242 | 7.7% | 2.5% | 160,445 | 8.6% | 2.5% | 2 | 1
| 2008 | 194,059 | 8.1% | 0.4% | 203,465 | 8.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2012 | 188,623 | 8.5% | 0.5% | 189,215 | 8.5% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2016 | 236,809 | 9.1% | 0.5% | 207,959 | 8.0% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2021 | 336,840 | 13.0% | 3.9% | 305,452 | 11.8% | 3.8% | 3 | 1

### London Mayoral elections[edit]

Date  | Popular Vote  | % of Vote  | Change  | Place  | Notes

|
|
|
|
|

| 2000 | 38,121 | 2.2% | N/A | 6th |
| 2004 | 57,332 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 7th |
| 2008 | 77,347 | 3.2% | 0.1% | 4th |
| 2012 | 98,913 | 4.5% | 1.3% | 3rd |
| 2016 | 150,673 | 5.8% | 1.3% | 3rd |
| 2021 | 197,976 | 7.8% | 2.0% | 3rd | Best result to date.

### London Borough Council elections[edit]

Date  | Vote  | % of Vote  | Change  | Councils  | Change  | Councillors  | Change

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

| 1990 | 141,569 | 5.9% | 4.7% | 0 |  | 0 |
| 1994 | 48,798 | 2.2% | 3.7% | 0 |  | 0 |
| 1998 | 50,732 | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0 |  | 2 | 2
| 2002 | 95,394 | 5.5% | 2.6% | 0 |  | 1 | 1
| 2006 | 169,160 | 7.9% | 2.4% | 0 |  | 12 | 11
| 2010 | 248,175 | 6.6% | 1.3% | 0 |  | 2 | 10
| 2014 | 246,805 | 9.8% | 3.2% | 0 |  | 4 | 2
| 2018 | 211,170 | 8.6% | 1.2% | 0 |  | 11 | 7
| 2022 | 276,160 | 11.9% | 3.3% | 0 |  | 18 | 7

### City of London Corporation elections[edit]

The Greens did not field any candidates in the 2022 City of London Corporation election[3]

## Candidates for Mayor of London[edit]

* 2000: Darren Johnson
* 2004: Darren Johnson
* 2008: Siân Berry
* 2012: Jenny Jones
* 2016: Siân Berry
* 2021: Siân Berry
* 2024: Zoë Garbett[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry: growing a sustainable London". The Guardian. 3 September 2015.
2. ^ "Green Party of England and Wales elects new leaders". europeangreens.edu. European Green Party. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
3. ^ "Statements of Persons Nominated".
4. ^ "https://twitter.com/Zoe4Hackney/status/1624003233491435521?t=VQ9TTVi7YL2JhpSn7ofS7A&s=19". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-12. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|title=`` (help)

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Green Party of England and Wales

Leadership

| Leader / Co-Leaders|

* Caroline Lucas (2008–12)
* Natalie Bennett (2012–16)
* Caroline Lucas / Jonathan Bartley (2016–18)
* Jonathan Bartley / Siân Berry (2018–2021)
* Adrian Ramsay / Carla Denyer (2021–present)

|

Deputy Leader / Co-Deputy Leaders|

* Adrian Ramsay (2008–12)
* Will Duckworth (2012–14)
* Amelia Womack / Shahrar Ali (2014–16)
* Amelia Womack (2016–22)
* Zack Polanski (2022–present)

Leadership elections|

* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Principal Speakers
(abolished in 2008)|

| 1991–92|

* Sara Parkin
* Jim Berreen
* Andrew Simms
* Jean Lambert
* David Spaven
* Derek Wall

|

1992–2008|

| Female|

* Jean Lambert (1992–93)
* Jan Clark (1993–95)
* Peg Alexander (1995–97)
* Jean Lambert (1998–99)
* Margaret Wright (1999–2003)
* Caroline Lucas (2003–06)
* Siân Berry (2006–07)
* Caroline Lucas (2007–08)

|

Male|

* Richard Lawson (Feb–Sep 1992)
* Mallen Baker (1992–93)
* John Cornford (1993–94)
* David Taylor (1994–97)
* Mike Woodin (1997–2001)
* Darren Johnson (2001–03)
* Mike Woodin (2003–04)
* Keith Taylor (2004–06)
* Derek Wall (2006–08)

Political representation

| British Parliament|

| House of Commons (MPs)|

* Caroline Lucas

|

House of Lords (peers)|

* Jenny Jones
* Natalie Bennett

Devolved chambers|

| London Assembly (AMs)|

* Siân Berry
* Zack Polanski
* Caroline Russell

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Organisation

| History|

* History
* PEOPLE Party (1972–75)
* Ecology Party (1975–85)
* Green Party (1985–90)
* Election results
* Green 2000
* Greens–European Free Alliance
* Unite to Remain

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Organisation|

* Wales Green Party
* London Green Party
* Young Greens
* Green Left
* LGBTIQA+ Greens
* Liberal Democrat-Green Party alliance
* Bright Green

Party platform|

* Policies for a Sustainable Society
* Real progress

Affiliations|

| International affiliations|

* Global Greens
* European Green Party

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Sister parties|

* Irish Green Party (Green Party Northern Ireland)
* Scottish Greens
* Isle of Man Green Party

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