London Green Party

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

London Green Party
CoordinatorColin Boyle
Party secretaryTom Killick
FoundedJuly 1990
HeadquartersDevelopment House, 56-64 Leonard Street
Youth wingLondon Young Greens
Membership (2015)12,000[1]
IdeologyGreen politics
Progressivism[2]
Pro-Europeanism[3]
Political positionLeft-wing
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
International affiliationGlobal Greens
Colours     Green
House of Commons (London seats)
0 / 73
London Assembly
2 / 25
Local councillors in London
11 / 1,851
Website
London Green Party
  • Politics of United Kingdom
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  • Elections

Current representatives

London Assembly Members

Councillors

As of April 2020, Green Party has representation in 4 out of 33 London councils, in which it sits in the opposition. National party co-leaders Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry both sit in London borough councils: Bartley in Lambeth, and Berry in Camden (where she is the sole Green councillor).

CouncilCouncillors
Camden
1 / 54
Islington
1 / 48
Lambeth
5 / 63
Richmond upon Thames
4 / 54

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
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

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
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
2000162,45710.2%N/A183,91011.1%N/A3N/A
2004138,2427.7%2.5%160,4458.6%2.5%21
2008194,0598.1%0.4%203,4658.3%0.3%2
2012188,6238.5%0.5%189,2158.5%0.1%2
2016236,8099.1%0.5%207,9598.0%0.6%2

London Mayoral elections
Date Popular Vote % of Vote Change Place Notes
200038,1212.2%N/A6th
200457,3323.1%0.9%7th
200877,3473.2%0.1%4th
201298,9134.5%1.3%3rd
2016150,6735.8%1.3%3rdBest result to date.

Candidates for Mayor of London

References
  1. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/sep/03/green-party-mayoral-candidate-sian-berry-growing-a-sustainable-london
  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. "Green party 'loud and proud' about backing Britain in Europe". The Guardian. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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