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London Green Party

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London Green Party
CoordinatorMalcolm Powell
Party secretaryRuben Rojas
FoundedJuly 1990
HeadquartersDevelopment House, 56-643 Leonard Street
Youth wingLondon Young Greens
Membership (2015)Increase12,000[1]
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationGreen Party of England and Wales
European affiliationEuropean Green Party
International affiliationGlobal 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

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London Assembly Members

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Councillors

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

Council Councillors
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

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Members of the European Parliament

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Electoral results

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United Kingdom general elections

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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% Decrease1.1 0 N/A
2015 171,670 4.9% Increase3.3 0 Steady
2017 67,579 1.8% Decrease3.1 0 Steady
2019 115,527 3.1% Increase1.3 0 Steady

Greater London Council elections

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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 Increase0.7
0 / 92
Steady Labour win

European Parliament elections

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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% Increase0.8 1 Steady
2009 190,589 10.9% Increase2.5 1 Steady
2014 196,419 8.9% Decrease2.0 1 Steady
2019 278,957 12.4% Increase3.5 1 Steady

London Assembly elections

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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% Decrease2.5% 160,445 8.6% Decrease2.5% 2 Decrease1
2008 194,059 8.1% Increase0.4% 203,465 8.3% Decrease0.3% 2 Steady
2012 188,623 8.5% Increase0.5% 189,215 8.5% Increase0.1% 2 Steady
2016 236,809 9.1% Increase0.5% 207,959 8.0% Decrease0.6% 2 Steady
2021 336,840 13.0% Increase3.9% 305,452 11.8% Increase3.8% 3 Increase1

London Mayoral elections

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Date Popular Vote % of Vote Change Place Notes
2000 38,121 2.2% N/A 6th
2004 57,332 3.1% Increase0.9% 7th
2008 77,347 3.2% Increase0.1% 4th
2012 98,913 4.5% Increase1.3% 3rd
2016 150,673 5.8% Increase1.3% 3rd
2021 197,976 7.8% Increase2.0% 3rd Best result to date.

London Borough Council elections

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Date Vote % of Vote Change Councils Change Councillors Change
1990 141,569 5.9% Increase4.7% 0 Steady 0 Steady
1994 48,798 2.2% Decrease3.7% 0 Steady 0 Steady
1998 50,732 2.9% Increase0.7% 0 Steady 2 Increase2
2002 95,394 5.5% Increase2.6% 0 Steady 1 Decrease1
2006 169,160 7.9% Increase2.4% 0 Steady 12 Increase11
2010 248,175 6.6% Decrease1.3% 0 Steady 2 Decrease10
2014 246,805 9.8% Increase3.2% 0 Steady 4 Increase2
2018 211,170 8.6% Decrease1.2% 0 Steady 11 Increase7
2022 276,160 11.9% Increase3.3% 0 Steady 18 Increase7

City of London Corporation elections

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

Candidates for Mayor of London

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References

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  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)