Greens beat London squeeze to re-elect Jenny and Darren
05 May 2008
Defying a Labour/Tory squeeze that cost the Liberal Democrats two of their five seats, and wiped out UKIP, Green Assembly Members Jenny Jones and Darren Johnson have been re-elected to City Hall, and Green Mayoral candidate Siân Berry has moved the Greens up from 2004's seventh place to fourth.
Darren and Jenny increased their vote for the proportional Londonwide Assembly constituency by 43,000 to hold a share of over 8%, amid a rising turnout. They came third on this vote across three of constituencies - West Central, North East and Greenwich and Lewisham - and the Greens also took third place in the first-past-the-post constituency vote in West Central London, with journalist Julia Stephenson winning over 10% to beat the Liberal Democrat candidate into fourth.
In the Mayoral race, Siân Berry increased the Greens' first-preference vote share by over 20,000 votes, taking fourth place. Taking first and second preferences together, Siân added over 140,000 new Green voters, improving on 2004's total by more than half.
Results:
Mayor election
Siân Berry takes 4th place for Greens for first time
1st preferences: 77,374
2nd preferences: 331, 727
Londonwide constituency
Jenny Jones and Darren Johnson elected
Votes: 203,465
Share: 8.29%
