The Green Party

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Last updated 1:43 PM on 5/4/26
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Origins of Green Party

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

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1989 — European Plmt elections % vote and seats

  • 15% vote

  • No seats

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First Green Westminster seat

  • 2010 Brighton Pavilion

  • Caroline Lucas

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2024 GE - seats

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2024 GE - vote share

  • 3.8%

  • 1.8m votes

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2019 GE - vote share

  • 2.65%

  • 835,000 votes

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2024 GE - number of seats in 2nd

40

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2019 GE - number of seats in 2nd

3

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2024 - local elections council seats

  • Total: 859

  • Increase: 43

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

  • 20% (from L voters)

  • Rise of 16% from 2019

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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

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4 core principles

  1. Ecological sustainability

  2. Social justice

  3. Grassroots democracy

  4. Non-violence

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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

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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

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Hannah Spencer

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

  • Gorton and Denton = former L safe seat

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Hannah Spencer % vote won

40.7%

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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