Results of Green Leadership vote
30 November 2007
The Green Party have announced the results of the party-wide referendum to adopt a new leadership model, a shift from the current set-up of two Principal Speakers.
Almost 50 per cent of the party's membership voted. 73 per cent voted in favour of switching to a Leader / Deputy Leader or Co-Leader structure, 27 per cent voted to stay with the current system.
Green Party Principal Speaker Caroline Lucas said:
"I'm delighted about this result. The party can now move forward together and onto the job in hand. We have an urgent green message to communicate and many votes to win.
"This is a fantastic day for the Green Party and will help ensure we have a party that is understandable, recognisable and effective. But we now need to demonstrate to all our members, regardless of which way they voted, that this is not about weakening our principles, it's about strengthening our effectiveness."
Green Party Principal Speaker Derek Wall said: "We need a Green Party which is effective and empowering, doing things differently from the top down traditional politics that turns voters off.
"The result of this referendum challenges the Party to create a leadership structure that is true to green ideals. It has put our future leaders on notice that the membership expects a more focussed, more effective party, with a leadership team that is truly accountable to the membership in a real and effective manner."
