London Green Party
London Green Party | |
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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 | |
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 | 20 / 1,851 |
Council control in London | 0 / 32 |
Directly-elected Mayors in London | 0 / 5 |
Website | |
london.greenparty.org.uk | |
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
- Zoë Garbett
- Zack Polanski
Councillors
[edit]As of May 2022, Green Party representation on London Councils are:
Council | Councillors | |
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Camden | 1 / 54 | 4th |
Croydon | 2 / 70 | 3rd |
Hackney | 3 / 48 | 3rd |
Islington | 3 / 48 | Official Opposition |
Lambeth | 2 / 63 | 3rd |
Kensington and Chelsea | 1 / 50 | 4th |
Newham | 3 / 66 | Official Opposition |
Richmond upon Thames | 5 / 54 | Official 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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]- ^ "Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry: growing a sustainable London". The Guardian. 3 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statements of Persons Nominated".
- ^ "https://twitter.com/Zoe4Hackney/status/1624003233491435521?t=VQ9TTVi7YL2JhpSn7ofS7A&s=19". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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