Green Party of England and Wales
Green Party of England and Wales Plaid Werdd Lloegr a Chymru | |
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| Leader | Zack Polanski |
| Deputy Leaders | Rachel Millward Mothin Ali |
| Founded | July 1990; 35 years ago |
| Ideology | Green politics Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| House of Commons (English and Welsh seats) | 5 / 575 |
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The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. The party's policies promote environmentalism and progressive social reform. It wants to create a system of proportional representation for British elections.
The party has 5 out of 573 English and Welsh seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, three members of the London Assembly and hundreds of elected members of local government. The party is close to the Scottish Green Party and the Green Party of Northern Ireland. The party's first leader was Caroline Lucas from 2008 until 2012. Its current leader is Zack Polanski, who was elected as leader on 2 September 2025.
The Green Party includes several regional parties.[1] The Cornish Green Party supports autonomy for Cornwall.[2]
Policies
- Investment in the National Health Service (NHS)
- £15 an hour minimum wage
- Give rights to those renting a property
- More renewable energy
- End university tuition fees
- Bring the railways, water companies and the largest five energy companies into public ownership to lower the cost of train tickets, water bills and fuel bills
- Tax the assets of those with over ten million pounds
- Increase tax on those earning over £50,270 a year
- Make large industries - such as airlines - pay £120 for every tonne of carbon they put out
- Introduce free school meals for all children
- End government subsidies to oil and gas companies
Current representatives
House of Commons
Siân Berry MP (Brighton Pavilion), 2024–present
Ellie Chowns MP (North Herefordshire), 2024–present
Carla Denyer MP (Bristol Central), 2024–present
Adrian Ramsay MP (Waveney Valley), 2024–present
Hannah Spencer MP (Gorton and Denton), 2026–present
House of Lords
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 2013–present
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, 2019–present
List of leaders
| Leader (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Election | |||
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Caroline Lucas (1960–) MEP for South East England (before 2010) MP for Brighton Pavilion (from 2010) |
5 September 2008 | 3 September 2012 | 2008 2010 | ||
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Natalie Bennett (1966–) |
3 September 2012 | 2 September 2016 | 2012 2014 | ||
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Caroline Lucas (1960–) MP for Brighton Pavilion |
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Jonathan Bartley (1971–) |
2 September 2016 | 4 September 2018 | 2016 |
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Siân Berry (1974–) Member of the London Assembly |
4 September 2018 | 31 July 2021 | 2018 2020 | ||
| Siân Berry served as Acting Leader during this interim, following the resignation of Jonathan Bartley. | ||||||
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Carla Denyer (1985–) MP for Bristol Central (from 2024) |
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Adrian Ramsay (1981–) MP for Waveney Valley (from 2024) |
1 October 2021 | 2 September 2025 | 2021 |
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Zack Polanski (1982–) Member of the London Assembly |
2 September 2025 | Incumbent | 2025 | ||
References
- ↑ "Green Party Constitution (only available to party members from the Members' Website or the Policy Coordinator)". Greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cornish Green Party website". Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ Triggle, Nick (12 June 2024). "Green Party manifesto: 11 key policies analysed". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ Jarvis, Chris (12 June 2024). "10 game-changing policies in the Green Party's manifesto". Bight Green. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Jarvis, Chris (24 June 2024). "10 more game-changing policies in the Green Party's general election manifesto". Bright Green. Retrieved 18 March 2025.