The Green Party

Origins of Green Party

• Ecology Party (1973) → Green Party (1985)

1989 — European Plmt elections % vote and seats

• 15% vote

• No seats

First Green Westminster seat

• 2010 Brighton Pavilion

• Caroline Lucas

2024 GE - seats

4

2024 GE - vote share

• 3.8%

• 1.8m votes

2019 GE - vote share

• 2.65%

• 835,000 votes

2024 GE - number of seats in 2nd

40

2019 GE - number of seats in 2nd

3

2024 - local elections council seats

• Total: 859

• Increase: 43

2024 GE - % of 18-24 y/o who voted Green, rise from 2019

• 20% (from L voters)

• Rise of 16% from 2019

Membership numbers (as of the 4th May 2026)

• 227, 000

• Up from 65,000 in June 2025

• More than doubled after the election of Zak Polanski as leader

4 core principles

1. Ecological sustainability

2. Social justice

3. Grassroots democracy

4. Non-violence

6 key policies (as of the 2024 GE)

1. Huge increase in NHS spending

2. Wealth tax on assets >£10m

3. Tax rise on high earners

4. Commitment to reach net-0 by 2040

5. Nuclear disarmament

6. Nationalisation of key public industries and services

4 influences on Labour

1. Nationalisation of UK railways

2. Steps towards nationalisation of Thames Water

3. Pre-election committment to £28bn on green initiatives

   • Now U-turned on

4. Ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030

Hannah Spencer

• First Green MP in the North (of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

• Gorton and Denton = former L safe seat

Hannah Spencer % vote won

40.7%

4 impacts of Polanski (Sept 2025)

1. Massively boosted profile

2. Confrontation media strategy

3. Presents Greens as anti-establishment alternative instead of niche environmental pressure group

4. Limited rise of Your Party