London Green Party Explained
The London Green Party is the regional party of the Green Party of England and Wales that operates in Greater London.
Current representatives
London Assembly Members
Councillors
As of May 2022, Green Party representation on London Councils are:
Council | Councillors |
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| | 4th |
| | 3rd |
| | 3rd |
| | Official Opposition |
| | 3rd |
| | 4th |
| | Official Opposition |
| | Official Opposition |
| | 3rd | |
Former representatives
Members of the European Parliament
Electoral results
United Kingdom general elections
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
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 |
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1977 | | 298 | 0.0 | N/A | | | Conservative win |
1981 | | 17,515 | 0.8 | 0.7 | | | Labour win | |
European Parliament elections
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
Date | Constituency Vote | % of Vote | Change | Regional Vote | % of Vote | Change | AMs | Change |
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| | 162,457 | 10.2% | N/A | 183,910 | 11.1% | N/A | 3 | N/A |
| | 138,242 | 7.7% | 2.5% | 160,445 | 8.6% | 2.5% | 2 | 1 |
| | 194,059 | 8.1% | 0.4% | 203,465 | 8.3% | 0.3% | 2 | |
| | 188,623 | 8.5% | 0.5% | 189,215 | 8.5% | 0.1% | 2 | |
| | 236,809 | 9.1% | 0.5% | 207,959 | 8.0% | 0.6% | 2 | |
| | 336,840 | 13.0% | 3.9% | 305,452 | 11.8% | 3.8% | 3 | 1 | |
London Mayoral elections
Date | Popular Vote | % of Vote | Change | Place | Notes |
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| | 38,121 | 2.2% | N/A | 6th | |
| | 57,332 | 3.1% | 0.9% | 7th | |
| | 77,347 | 3.2% | 0.1% | 4th | |
| | 98,913 | 4.5% | 1.3% | 3rd | |
| | 150,673 | 5.8% | 1.3% | 3rd | |
| | 197,976 | 7.8% | 2.0% | 3rd | Best result to date. | |
London Borough Council elections
Date | Vote | % of Vote | Change | Councils | Change | Councillors | Change |
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| | 141,569 | 5.9% | 4.7% | 0 | | 0 | |
| | 48,798 | 2.2% | 3.7% | 0 | | 0 | |
| | 50,732 | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0 | | 2 | 2 |
| | 95,394 | 5.5% | 2.6% | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| | 169,160 | 7.9% | 2.4% | 0 | | 12 | 11 |
| | 248,175 | 6.6% | 1.3% | 0 | | 2 | 10 |
| | 246,805 | 9.8% | 3.2% | 0 | | 4 | 2 |
| | 211,170 | 8.6% | 1.2% | 0 | | 11 | 7 |
| | 276,160 | 11.9% | 3.3% | 0 | | 18 | 7 | |
City of London Corporation elections
The Greens did not field any candidates in the 2022 City of London Corporation election[2]
Candidates for Mayor of London
Siân Berry
Zoë Garbett[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry: growing a sustainable London. 3 September 2015. The Guardian.
- Web site: Statements of Persons Nominated.
- Web site: https://twitter.com/Zoe4Hackney/status/1624003233491435521?t=VQ9TTVi7YL2JhpSn7ofS7A&s=19 . 2023-02-12 . Twitter . en.