London Green Party
London Green Party | |
|---|---|
| Coordinator | Colin Boyle |
| Party secretary | Tom Killick |
| Founded | July 1990 |
| Headquarters | Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street |
| Youth wing | London Young Greens |
| Membership (2015) |  12,000[1] |
| Ideology | Green politics Progressivism[2] Pro-Europeanism[3] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global 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 | |
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 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).
| Council | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Camden | 1 / 54
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| Islington | 1 / 48
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| Lambeth | 5 / 63
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| Richmond upon Thames | 4 / 54
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Former representatives
Members of the European Parliament
- Jean Lambert (1999–2019)
- Scott Ainslie (2019–2020)
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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| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2010 | 54,316 | 1.6% |  1.1
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0 | N/A |
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2015 | 171,670 | 4.9% | 3.3
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0 | 
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| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2017 | 67,579 | 1.8% | 3.1
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0 |
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| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2019 | 115,527 | 3.1% | 1.3
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0 |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 1999 | 87,545 | 7.7% | N/A | 1 | N/A |
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2004 | 158,986 | 8.4% | 0.8
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| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2009 | 190,589 | 10.9% | 2.5
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1 |
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| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2014 | 196,419 | 8.9% | 2.0
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1 |
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| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2019 | 278,957 | 12.4% | 3.5
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1 |
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London Assembly elections
| Date | Constituency Vote | % of Vote | Change | Regional Vote | % of Vote | Change | AMs | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2000 | 162,457 | 10.2% | N/A | 183,910 | 11.1% | N/A | 3 | N/A |
| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2004 | 138,242 | 7.7% | 2.5% |
160,445 | 8.6% | 2.5% |
2 | 1
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| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2008 | 194,059 | 8.1% | 0.4% |
203,465 | 8.3% | 0.3% |
2 |
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| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2012 | 188,623 | 8.5% | 0.5% |
189,215 | 8.5% | 0.1% |
2 |
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| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2016 | 236,809 | 9.1% | 0.5% |
207,959 | 8.0% | 0.6% |
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London Mayoral elections
| Date | Popular Vote | % of Vote | Change | Place | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2000 | 38,121 | 2.2% | N/A | 6th | |
| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2004 | 57,332 | 3.1% | 0.9% |
7th | |
| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2008 | 77,347 | 3.2% | 0.1% |
4th | |
| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2012 | 98,913 | 4.5% | 1.3% |
3rd | |
| bgcolor="Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color" | | 2016 | 150,673 | 5.8% | 1.3% |
3rd | Best result to date. |
Candidates for Mayor of London
- 2000: Darren Johnson
- 2004: Darren Johnson
- 2008: Siân Berry
- 2012: Jenny Jones
- 2016: Siân Berry
- 2021: Siân Berry
References
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/sep/03/green-party-mayoral-candidate-sian-berry-growing-a-sustainable-london
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.