Elections
European Elections 2009
The European Elections are on 4 June 2009. Voting is done in ten regions across England and Wales and seats are allocated in each region using a system of proportional representation.
The Green Party already has two MEPs: in London and the South East. Next year, we aim to increase this by gaining seats in our target regions of Eastern and North West.
Find out more on our regional websites.
General Election
At the next General Election, Caroline Lucas is our candidate in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion.
In 2005, Greens scored a record 22% of the vote in Brighton and are on course to win our first seat next time. In 2007, the Green Party beat all the other parties in the constituency to win 30% of the vote and first place, and at the same time doubled our number of councillors on Brighton and Hove City Council.
Find out more about the work of the Greens in Brighton and how you can help Caroline become the first Green MP: www.carolinelucas.com
In Norwich South, our candidate is Adrian Ramsay, leader of the largest group of Green Councillors in the UK on Norwich City Council.
In both 2007 and 2008, the Greens received more votes than any other party in the local elections. If Norwich Green Party can repeat this in the General Election, Adrian will be able to unseat former cabinet minister Charles Clarke.
More about Norwich Greens and the campaign: www.norwichgreenparty.org
In Lewisham Deptford, London Assembly Member and Lewisham Councillor Darren Johnson is our candidate for the next general election. In 2005, this was our second highest result in the General Election and Darren gained 11% of the vote. Since then, we have gained five more councillors in the area and will be strong challengers next time.
More about Lewisham's campaign: www.lewishamgreens.org.uk
Past elections
London Elections 2008
In London, the Mayor and Assembly elections saw more than 400,000 people vote Green. Mayoral candidate Sian Berry came fourth with 3% of first choice votes and 16.5% of second choice votes. In the Londonwide Assembly elections, Greens came third in several constiuencies and retained two places on the London Assembly, beating a Labour-Tory squeeze which saw the LibDems lose two seats.
Darren Johnson and Jenny Jones were re-elected and are now working hard in opposition to hold Mayor Boris Johnson to account.
For more on the campaign and Darren and Jenny's work see:
Local Elections 2008
In the 2008 local elections, the first Green Councillors were elected in Solihull and Cambridge, and Green gains were made in councils across the country:
