Editing Green Party of England and Wales

{{Short description|Political party in England and Wales}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox political party
| colorcode        = {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| name             = Green Party of England and Wales
| native_name      = {{lang|cy|Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr|italics=no}}
| logo             = Green Party of England and Wales logo.svg
| abbreviation     = GPEW
| logo_size        = 280px
| foundation       = {{Nowrap|{{start date and age|df=yes|1990|7}}{{refn|group=n|November 1972 (as PEOPLE); 1975 (as Ecology Party); June 1985 (as Green Party); July 1990 (as Green Party of England and Wales)}}}}
| ideology         = [[Green politics]]<br />[[Progressivism]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Party of England and Wales elects new leaders |url=https://europeangreens.eu/news/green-party-england-and-wales-elects-new-leaders |website=europeangreens.edu |publisher=European Green Party |access-date=31 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401060206/https://europeangreens.eu/news/green-party-england-and-wales-elects-new-leaders |archive-date=1 April 2017}}</ref><br />'''Factions:'''<br />[[Greens Organise|Anti-capitalism]]<ref>{{cite news |last= Gayle |first= Damien |date= 8 September 2024 |title= Leftwing Green party members form 'anti-capitalist' pressure group |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/08/leftwing-green-party-members-form-anti-capitalist-pressure-group |work= The Guardian |access-date= 10 September 2024}}</ref><br/>[[Eco-socialism]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-05-31 |title=Green leaders: Who came before Caroline Lucas? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44313934 |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
| headquarters     = PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
| international    = [[Global Greens]]
| leader1_title    = [[Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales|Co-leaders]]
| leader1_name     = [[Carla Denyer]]<br />[[Adrian Ramsay]]
| leader2_title    = [[Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales|Deputy Leader]]
| leader2_name     = [[Zack Polanski]]
| leader4_title    = Chair
| leader4_name     = Jon Nott
| predecessor      = [[Green Party (UK)]]
| membership_year  = March 2025
| membership       = {{increase}} 60,000+<ref>{{cite web |last= Goode |first= Julian |date= 18 March 2025 |title= Join 60,000 Green Party members! |url= https://brentwoodandchelmsford.greenparty.org.uk/2025/03/18/join-60000-green-party-members/ |website= Brentwood and Chelmsford Green Party |access-date= 22 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Become a member |url= https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ |website= greenparty.org.uk |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 22 March 2025 |quote= By joining the Green Party today, you are becoming part of a Green community of over 60,000 members working together to create a fairer, greener future.}}</ref>
| position         = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]
| blank1_title     = [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|Devolved branches]]
| blank1           = [[Wales Green Party]]<br />[[London Green Party]]
| european         = [[European Green Party]]
| symbol           = [[File:Green Party of England and Wales Ballot logo.png{{!}}class=skin-invert|100px]]
| youth_wing       = [[Young Greens of England and Wales]]
| wing1_title      = LGBT wing
| wing1            = [[#Sexual orientation and gender identity|LGBTIQA+ Greens]]
| colours          = {{ublist
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| seats1_title     = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]
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| seats2_title     = [[House of Lords]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|{{HOL|GP}}|{{HOL|TOTAL}}|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| seats3_title     = [[Senedd]]
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|0|60|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| seats4_title     = [[London Assembly]]
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|3|25|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| seats5_title     = [[Directly elected mayors in England#Mayoralties covering more than one local authority (metro mayors)|Directly elected regional mayors in England]]
| seats5           = {{composition bar|0|14|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| seats6_title     = [[Directly elected mayors in England#Mayoralties covering a single local authority|Directly elected single authority mayors in England]]
| seats6           = {{Composition bar|0|13|hex={{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| seats7_title     = [[Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom|Councillors]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Party (E&W) |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councillors.php?p=112&y=0 |website=Open Council Data UK |access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK (Councillors Breakdown by Party Latest) |url=https://opencouncildata.co.uk/councillors2.php?y=0 |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}</ref><!--Please note that the overall total for England, Scotland and Wales includes the council seats of the [[Scottish Green Party]] which is a completely separate party. Therefore whenever checking this number you MUST subtract the Scottish total from the overall total.-->
| seats7           = {{Composition bar|860|17403|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}} (England and Wales)
| seats8_title     = [[Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom|Councils led]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/ |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}</ref>
| seats8           = {{Composition bar|12|338|hex={{party colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}}} (England and Wales)
| seats9_title     = [[Police and crime commissioner|PCCs and PFCCs]]
| seats9           = {{composition bar|0|37|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| website          = {{URL|https://greenparty.org.uk}}
| country          = the United Kingdom
}}
{{Green politics|sidebar|sp=uk}}

The '''Green Party of England and Wales''' ('''GPEW'''; {{langx|cy|Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr}}), often known simply as the '''Green Party''' or the '''Greens''', is a [[Green politics|green]], [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]]<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-2015-green-party-want-to-give-disgruntled-leftwing-voters-a-new-voice-9709775.html|title=Election 2015: The Green Party want to give disgruntled left-wing voters a new voice|last=Morris|first=Nigel|date=3 September 2014|work=The Independent|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925170112/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-2015-green-party-want-to-give-disgruntled-leftwing-voters-a-new-voice-9709775.html|archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="EUROPP">{{cite web |title=Mapping Europe's party systems: which parties are the most right-wing and left-wing in Europe? |url=http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/05/14/mapping-europes-party-systems-which-parties-are-the-most-right-wing-and-left-wing-in-europe/ |publisher=[[London School of Economics]] / EUROPP – European Politics and Policy |last1=Bakker |first1=Ryan |last2=Jolly |first2=Seth |last3=Polk |first3=Jonathan |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526172849/http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/05/14/mapping-europes-party-systems-which-parties-are-the-most-right-wing-and-left-wing-in-europe/ |archive-date=26 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> political party in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Since October 2021, [[Carla Denyer]] and [[Adrian Ramsay]] have served as the party's co-leaders. The party currently has four representatives in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] and two in the [[House of Lords]], in addition to over 800 councillors at the [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local government level]] and three members of the [[London Assembly]].

The party's ideology combines [[environmentalism]] with left-wing economic policies, including well-funded and locally controlled public services. It advocates a [[steady-state economy]] with the [[Economic interventionism|regulation of capitalism]], and supports [[proportional representation]]. It takes a [[Progressivism#Contemporary mainstream political conception|progressive]] approach to social policies such as [[civil liberties]], [[animal rights]], [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom|LGBT rights]], and [[drug policy reform]]. The party also supports a [[universal basic income]], a [[living wage]], and [[Democracy|democratic]] participation. It is split into various regional divisions, including the semi-autonomous [[Wales Green Party]], and is internationally affiliated with the [[Global Greens]] and the [[European Green Party]].

In 1990, what was then the UK-wide [[Green Party (UK)|Green Party]] – which had initially been established as the [[PEOPLE Party]] in 1973 – divided into the Green Party of England and Wales, the [[Scottish Greens]] and the [[Green Party Northern Ireland]]. Since 1990, they have been three completely separate and unique political parties, with their own separate leaders, membership, policies etc. The Green Party of England and Wales went through [[centralisation|centralising]] reforms spearheaded by the [[Green 2000]] group in early 1990, and also sought to emphasise growth in local governance, doing so throughout 1990. In 2010, the party gained its first [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of Parliament]] in its then-leader [[Caroline Lucas]] (although [[Plaid Cymru]]'s [[Cynog Dafis]] was elected on a [[joint ticket]] in the 1990s). As the party's support is spread out across England and Wales, and has rarely been found in electorally significant clusters, the party held only one seat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 2010 to 2019, before reaching four seats in 2024. The Green Party supports replacing the UK's [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post voting system]] with [[proportional representation]], which would grant all parties a share of seats in Parliament based on their national vote share. The party saw an increase of support in 2025 from voters dissatisfied with Labour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly8rvlky8lo|title=Green Party aims for 'record-breaking' local elections|date=8 April 2025|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51629-what-is-attracting-21-of-britons-to-the-green-party|title=What is attracting 21% of Britons to the Green Party?|website=yougov.co.uk}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of the Green Party of England and Wales}}

===Origins (1972–1990)===
The Green Party of England and Wales has its origins in the [[PEOPLE Party]], which was founded in [[Coventry]] in November 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenworld.org.uk/page401/page401.html |title=Green World 79 - Life begins at 40 |access-date=2015-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417010542/http://www.greenworld.org.uk/page401/page401.html |archive-date=2015-04-17}}</ref> It was renamed to the [[Ecology Party]] in 1975;{{sfnm|1a1=Rootes|1y=1995|1p=66|2a1=Birch|2y=2009|2p=54}} in 1985, the party changed its name to the [[Green Party (UK)|Green Party]].{{sfnm|1a1=McCulloch|1y=1992|1p=421|2a1=Birch|2y=2009|2p=54}} In 1989, the party's Scottish branch evolved to establish the independent Scottish Green Party, while the Green Party in Northern Ireland is a northern branch of the Green Party of the Republic of Ireland, leaving the branches in England and Wales to form their own party.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=54}} The Green Party of England and Wales is registered with the [[Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)|Electoral Commission]], only as "the Green Party".<ref name="ECregister">{{cite web |url=http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=64&frmType=partydetail |title=The Electoral Commission – Register of political parties – Green Party |publisher=[[The Electoral Commission]] |access-date=22 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929172114/http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=64&frmType=partydetail |archive-date=29 September 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the [[1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1989 European Parliament elections]], the Green Party polled 15% of the vote with 2.3 million votes, the best performance of a "green" party in a nationwide election.{{sfnm|1a1=Pattie|1a2=Russell|1a3=Johnston|1y=1991|1p=286|2a1=McCulloch|2y=1992|2p=422|3a1=Rootes|3y=1995|3pp=68–69|4a1=Burchell|4y=2000|4p=145|5a1=Birch|5y=2009|5p=54}} This election gave the Green Party the third-largest share of the vote after the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] parties; because of the [[first-past-the-post voting]] system, however, it failed to gain a seat.{{sfnm|1a1=Pattie|1a2=Russell|1a3=Johnston|1y=1991|1p=286|2a1=Birch|2y=2009|2p=54}} Many say the success of the party is due to increased respect for [[environmentalism]] and the effects of the development boom in [[southern England]] in the late 1980s.{{sfn|Rootes|1995|pp=69–72}}

===Early years (1990–2008)===
Seeking to capitalise on the Greens' success in the European Parliament elections, a group named [[Green 2000]] was established in July 1990, arguing for an internal reorganisation of the party in order to develop it into an active electoral force capable of securing seats in the House of Commons.{{sfnm|1a1=McCulloch|1y=1992|1p=422|2a1=Burchell|2y=2000|2p=145}} Its proposed reforms included a more centralised structure, the replacement of the existing party council with a smaller party executive, and the establishment of [[Delegated voting|delegate voting]] at party conferences.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=145}} Many party members opposed the reforms, believing that they would undermine the party's internal democracy and, amid the arguments, some members left the party.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|pp=145–146}} Although Green 2000 proposals were defeated at the party's 1990 conference, they were overwhelmingly carried at their 1991 conference, resulting in an internal restructuring of the party.{{sfn|McCulloch|1992|p=422}} Between the end of 1990 and mid-1992, the party lost over half its members, with those polled indicating that frustration over a lack of clear and effective party leadership was a significant reason in their decision.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=68}} The party fielded more candidates than it had ever done before in the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]] but performed poorly.{{sfn|Rootes|1995|p=75}} In 1993, the party adopted its "Basis for Renewal" program in an attempt to bring together conflicting factions and thus saved the party from bankruptcy and potential demise.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=146}} The party sought to escape its reputation as an environmentalist [[single-issue party]] by placing greater emphasis on social policies.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=148}}

Recognising their poor performance in the 1992 national election, the party decided to focus on gaining support in local elections, targeting wards where there was a pre-existing support base of Green activists.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=146}} In 1993, future party leader and MP [[Caroline Lucas]] gained a seat in [[Oxfordshire County Council]],{{sfnm|1a1=Rootes|1y=1995|1p=79|2a1=Burchell|2y=2000|2p=146}} with other gains following in the 1995 and 1996 local elections.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=146}}

The Greens sought to build alliances with other parties in the hope of gaining representation at the parliamentary level.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=147}} In Wales, the Greens endorsed [[Plaid Cymru]] candidate [[Cynog Dafis]] in the 1992 general election, having worked with him on several environmental initiatives.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=147}} and he was duly elected on a [[joint ticket]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porritt |first=Jonathon |date=1994-08-28 |title=We need more shades of green: Jonathon Porritt is in disgrace with his party, but unrepentant: they are failing to grasp the new politics |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/we-need-more-shades-of-green-jonathon-porritt-is-in-disgrace-with-his-party-but-unrepentant-they-are-failing-to-grasp-the-new-politics-1379329.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cynog Dafis: Britain's first Green MP? - The History of Parliament |url=https://historyofparliament.com/2024/11/11/cynog-dafis/ |website=History of Parliament |access-date=9 December 2024 |date=11 November 2024}}</ref> For the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]], the Ceredigion branch of the Greens endorsed Dafis as a joint Plaid Cymru/Green candidate, but this generated controversy with the party, with critics believing it improper to build an alliance with a party that did not share all of the Greens' views. In April 1995, the Green National Executive ruled that the party should withdraw from this alliance due to ideological differences.{{sfn|Burchell|2000|p=147}}

As the Labour Party shifted to the [[political centre]] under the leadership of [[Tony Blair]] and his [[New Labour]] project, the Greens sought to gain the support of the party's disaffected leftists.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=55}}

During the [[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1999 European Parliament elections]], the first to be held in the UK using [[proportional representation]], the Greens gained their first [[Members of the European Parliament]] (MEPs), Lucas ([[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]]) and [[Jean Lambert]] ([[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]]).{{sfn|Burchell|2000|pp=145, 149}} At the [[2000 London Assembly election|inaugural London Assembly elections in 2000]], the party gained 11% of the vote and returned three [[Members of the London Assembly|Assembly Members]] (AMs).{{sfnm|1a1=Burchell|1y=2000|1pp=149–150|2a1=Birch|2y=2009|2p=55}} Although this dropped to two following the [[2004 London Assembly election]]s, the Green AMs proved vital in passing the annual budget of former Mayor [[Ken Livingstone]].{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=55}}

At the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 general election]], they polled 0.7% of the vote and gained no seats.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green vote doubles in two seats |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4519869.stm |access-date=29 August 2018 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC Election 2005 |date=6 May 2005 |quote=In the 2001 general election the Green Party took 0.7% of the vote with no seats gained. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208175147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4519869.stm |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2004 European Parliamentary elections]], the party returned two  MEPs the same as in 1999; overall, the party polled 1,033,093 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=European Election: United Kingdom Result |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/euro_uk/html/front.stm |work=Vote 2004 |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208172604/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/euro_uk/html/front.stm |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], the party gained over 1% of the vote for the first time and polled over 10% in the constituencies of [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] and [[Lewisham Deptford]].{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=56}} This growth was due in part to the increasing public visibility of the party as well as growth in support for smaller parties in the UK.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=56}}

===Caroline Lucas (2008–2012)===
[[File:Caroline Lucas speech 20080906.ogg|thumb|Lucas speaking as the first Leader of the Green Party at its autumn conference in 2008.]]
[[File:Green Party protestors 2011.jpg|thumb|Green Party protestors marching against government cuts in 2011.]]
In November 2007, the party held an internal referendum to decide on whether it should replace its use of two "principal speakers", one male and the other female, with the more conventional roles of "leader" and "deputy leader"; the motion passed with 73% of the vote.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=67}} In September 2008, the party then elected its first leader, [[Caroline Lucas]],{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=67}} with [[Adrian Ramsay]] elected deputy leader.<ref name="Principal Speaker">{{cite web |title=GPEx Candidates |url=http://www.greenparty.org.uk/conference/gpex-candidates |work=Green Party |publisher=Tracy Dighton-Brown |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100727115222/http://www.greenparty.org.uk/conference/gpex-candidates |archive-date=27 July 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the party's first election with Lucas as leader, it retained both its MEPs in the [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2009 European elections]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 European Elections |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/elections/euro-elections2009.html |publisher=Green Party |access-date=20 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325185613/http://greenparty.org.uk/elections/euro-elections2009.html |archive-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>

In the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], the party returned its first MP. Lucas was returned as MP for the seat of [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Results: Brighton Pavilion |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a69.stm |work=Election 2010 |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523081055/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a69.stm |archive-date=23 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the election, [[Keith Taylor (British politician)|Keith Taylor]] succeeded her as MEP for South East England. They also saved their deposit in [[Hove (UK Parliament constituency)|Hove]], and [[Brighton Kemptown]].<ref>{{cite web |title=General Election 2010 |url=http://greenparty.org.uk/elections/general-election-2010.html |publisher=Green Party of England and Wales |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023053416/http://greenparty.org.uk/elections/general-election-2010.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 |date=2010}}</ref>

In the [[2011 United Kingdom local elections|2011 local government elections in England and Wales]], the Green Party in Brighton and Hove took minority control of the [[Brighton and Hove City Council|City Council]] by winning 23 seats, five short of an overall majority.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ridgway|first=Tim|title=Updated: Greens triumph in Brighton and Hove|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9013061.Updated__Greens_triumph_in_Brighton_and_Hove/|access-date=2011-07-21|newspaper=The Argus|date=8 May 2011}}</ref>

At the [[2012 United Kingdom local elections|2012 local government elections]], the Green Party gained five seats and retained both AMs at the [[2012 London Assembly election]]. At the [[2012 London mayoral election]], the party's candidate [[Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb|Jenny Jones]] finished third; she lost her deposit.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC News - Vote 2012 - London Mayor Results|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/vote2012/mayor/|date=4 May 2012}}</ref>

===Natalie Bennett (2012–2016)===
In May 2012, Lucas announced that she would not seek re-election to the post of party leader.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-leader-caroline-lucas-steps-aside-to-aid-fight-against-lib-dems-7743513.html|title=Green Party leader Lucas steps aside to aid fight against Lib Dems|last=McCarthy|first=Michael|date=14 May 2012|work=The Independent|access-date=26 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527013915/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-leader-caroline-lucas-steps-aside-to-aid-fight-against-lib-dems-7743513.html|archive-date=27 May 2019|location=London}}</ref> In September, Australian-born former journalist [[Natalie Bennett]] was elected party leader and [[Will Duckworth]] deputy leader in the [[2012 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|leadership election took place]]. Bennett would take the party further to the left, aiming to make it an anti-austerity party to the left of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref name="new leader">{{cite press release|url=http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2012/09/03/new-leader-and-deputy-leader-announcement/|title=New Leader and Deputy Leader announcement|date=3 September 2012|publisher=Green Party|access-date=7 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919193517/http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2012/09/03/new-leader-and-deputy-leader-announcement/|archive-date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="Guardian new leader">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/sep/03/green-party-natalie-bennett-leader#start-of-comments|title=Green party elects Natalie Bennett as leader|last=Jowit|first=Juliette|date=5 August 2004|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=3 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307231625/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/sep/03/green-party-natalie-bennett-leader#start-of-comments|archive-date=7 March 2014|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19462474|title=Natalie Bennett elected new Green Party leader in England and Wales|date=3 September 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=3 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903180137/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19462474|archive-date=3 September 2012}}</ref>

The [[2013 United Kingdom local elections|2013 local government elections]] saw overall gains of five seats. The party returned representation for the first time on the councils of Cornwall, Devon, and Essex. At the [[2014 United Kingdom local elections|local government elections the following year]], the Greens gained 18 seats overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.solihull.gov.uk/news/ArtMID/820/ArticleID/328/Solihull-Local-Election-Results-2014 |title=Newweb > About the Council > News |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171355/http://www.solihull.gov.uk/news/ArtMID/820/ArticleID/328/Solihull-Local-Election-Results-2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> In London, the party won four seats, a gain of two. It held seats in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/2010-elections/twocolumn/local-elections-results-may-2014.en?source=carousel1 |title=Local Elections Results May 2014|access-date=12 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527053124/http://camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/2010-elections/twocolumn/local-elections-results-may-2014.en?source=carousel1|archive-date=27 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[London Borough of Lewisham|Lewisham]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Election results for 22&nbsp;May 2014 |url=http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/elections/elections-2014/Pages/Election-results-for-22-May-2014.aspx |website=GOV.uk |publisher=Lewisham Council |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230153/http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/elections/elections-2014/Pages/Election-results-for-22-May-2014.aspx |archive-date=23 May 2014 |date=22 May 2014}}</ref> and gaining seats in [[London Borough of Islington|Islington]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islington.gov.uk/involved/involvedvoting/votingelection/elections-2014/standing-election/Pages/highbury-east.aspx |title=Highbury East Ward |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529093333/http://www.islington.gov.uk/involved/involvedvoting/votingelection/elections-2014/standing-election/Pages/highbury-east.aspx |archive-date=29 May 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://love.lambeth.gov.uk/who-is-representing-you-in-lambeth/ |title=Who is representing you in Lambeth? – Love Lambeth |date=29 May 2014 |access-date=30 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618072152/http://love.lambeth.gov.uk/who-is-representing-you-in-lambeth/ |archive-date=18 June 2014 }}</ref>

In 2013, there were allegations of factionalism and infighting in the party between liberal, [[socialist]], and eco-anarchist factions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/15/greens-blown-it-in-brighton |title=Have the Greens blown it in Brighton? |first=John |last=Harris |date=15 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002112/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/15/greens-blown-it-in-brighton |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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At the [[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014 European elections]], the Green Party finished fourth, above the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], winning over 1.2&nbsp;million votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/vote2014/eu-uk-results |title=Vote 2014 Election Results for the EU Parliament UK regions – BBC News |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609080832/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/vote2014/eu-uk-results |archive-date=9 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The party also increased its European Parliament representation, gaining one seat in the [[South West England (European Parliament constituency)|South West England]] region.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000009 |title=South West |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127051602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu-regions/E15000009 |archive-date=27 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2014, the Green Party held its [[2014 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|2014 leadership elections]]. Incumbent leader Bennett ran uncontested and retained her status as a party leader. The election also saw a change in the elective format for the position of deputy leader. The party opted to elect two, gender-balanced deputy leaders, instead of one. [[Amelia Womack]] and [[Shahrar Ali]] won the two positions, succeeding former deputy leader Duckworth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://another-green-world.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/amelia-womack-wins-green-party.html |title=Another Green World |author=Derek Wall |date=September 2014 |access-date=7 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222122008/http://another-green-world.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/amelia-womack-wins-green-party.html |archive-date=22 December 2014 }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|certain=n|date=May 2015|reason=Self-published source (blog)}}

In the 2010 general election, the Green Party contested roughly 50% of seats. The party announced in October 2014 that Green candidates would be standing for parliament in at least 75% of constituencies in the 2015 general election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintour |first1=Patrick |title=Green party membership doubles to 27,600 as Ukip's reaches 40,000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/02/green-party-membership-doubles-ukip-mainstream-politics |access-date=13 January 2015 |work=The Guardian |date=2 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110040006/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/dec/02/green-party-membership-doubles-ukip-mainstream-politics |archive-date=10 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following its rapid increase in membership and support, the Green Party also announced it was targeting twelve key seats for the 2015 general election: its one current seat, [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]], held by Lucas since 2010, [[Norwich South]], a Liberal Democrat seat where June 2014 polling put the Greens in second place behind Labour,<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwich South Polls (full tables) |url=http://lordashcroftpolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Norwich-South-June-2014-Full-tables.pdf |publisher=Lord Ashcroft Polls |access-date=5 April 2015 |location=Norwich South |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218162527/http://lordashcroftpolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Norwich-South-June-2014-Full-tables.pdf |archive-date=18 February 2015 }}</ref> [[Bristol West]], another Liberal Democrat seat, where they targeted the student vote, [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St. Ives]], where they received an average of 18% of the vote in county elections, [[Sheffield Central]], [[Liverpool Riverside]], [[Oxford East]], [[Solihull (UK Parliament constituency)|Solihull]], [[Reading East]], and three more seats with high student populations – [[York Central (UK Parliament constituency)|York Central]], [[Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge]], and [[Holborn and St. Pancras]], where leader Bennett stood as the candidate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/18/green-party-general-election-12-seats-england |title=Confident Greens eye 12 seats in England |author=Helm, Toby |work=The Observer |location=London |date=19 October 2014 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055738/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/18/green-party-general-election-12-seats-england |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2014, the Green Party announced that it had more than doubled its overall membership from 1 January that year to 30,809.<ref name="twitter.com">{{cite tweet |author=ManchesterYoungGreen |user=MCRYoungGreens |number=550041723628711936 |date=30 December 2014 |title=Wow! @TheGreenParty has just passed 30,809 members - it started the year with 13,809. |language=en |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321185932/https://twitter.com/MCRYoungGreens/status/550041723628711936 |archive-date=21 March 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> This reflected the increase seen in opinion polls in 2014, with Green Party voting intentions trebling from 2–3% at the start of the year, to 7–8% at the end of the year, on many occasions, coming in fourth place with [[YouGov]]'s national polls, ahead of the Liberal Democrats, and gaining over 25% of the vote with 18 to 24-year-olds.<ref>[[Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election]]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=YouGov / The Sun Survey Results |url=http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/6s63ripmxv/YG-Archive-Pol-Sun-results-181214.pdf |website=YouGov.com |publisher=YouGov: What the world thinks |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219142908/http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/6s63ripmxv/YG-Archive-Pol-Sun-results-181214.pdf |archive-date=19 December 2014 }}</ref> This rapid increase in support for the party is referred to by media as the "Green Surge".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/25/green-party-surge-bristol-west |title=The Green party surge – and why it's coming from Bristol and all points west |author=Harris, John |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=25 October 2014 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224125343/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/25/green-party-surge-bristol-west |archive-date=24 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-membership-doubles-in-england-and-wales-9898421.html |title=Green Party membership doubles in England and Wales |work=The Independent |location=London |author=Gander, Kashmira |date=2 December 2014 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102127/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-membership-doubles-in-england-and-wales-9898421.html |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Election 2015: Odds for Green Party to claim Bristol West fall from 100/1 to 7/2 |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/horse-race-Bookies-nervous-Green-surge/story-26256195-detail/story.html |access-date=3 April 2015 |newspaper=The Bristol Post |date=31 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403030311/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/horse-race-Bookies-nervous-Green-surge/story-26256195-detail/story.html |archive-date=3 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The hashtag "#GreenSurge" has also been popular on social media (such as [[Twitter]]) from Green Party members and supporters<ref>{{cite web |title=#GreenSurge on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreenSurge?src=hash |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103082010/https://twitter.com/hashtag/greensurge?src=hash |archive-date=3 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and, {{as of|2015|1|15|alt=as of 15 January 2015}}, the combined Green Party membership in the UK stood at 44,713; greater than the number of members of [[UKIP]] (at 41,943), and the Liberal Democrats (at 44,576).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Rowena |title=Green membership surge takes party past Lib Dems and Ukip |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/15/green-party-membership-surge-leaders-debates |access-date=15 January 2015 |work=The Guardian |date=15 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116075603/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/15/green-party-membership-surge-leaders-debates |archive-date=16 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Natalie Bennett Take Back Our World.jpg|thumb|right|Natalie Bennett in 2015]]

Views subsequently fell back as the [[Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election opinion polls]] arrived:<ref>{{cite web |title=Election 2015: Ahead of tonight's debate, Tories predicted to win most seats but lose power |url=http://may2015.com/featured/election-2015-ahead-of-tonights-debate-tories-predicted-to-win-most-seats-but-lose-power/ |website=May2015.com |publisher=New Statesman |access-date=3 April 2015 |date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405035608/http://may2015.com/featured/election-2015-ahead-of-tonights-debate-tories-predicted-to-win-most-seats-but-lose-power/ |archive-date=5 April 2015 }}</ref> a Press Association poll of polls on 3 April, for example, put the Greens fifth with 5.4%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Live – 3 April – BBC News (10:29 – Poll of Polls) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2015-32164815 |work=BBC News |access-date=3 April 2015 |date=3 April 2015 |quote=Ukip are in third place on 13.3%, the Liberal Democrats are fourth on 7.8% and the Greens are fifth on 5.4%. However, it is too soon to judge whether the leaders' debate has had any impact upon levels of support, PA says. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403054000/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2015-32164815 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, membership statistics continued to surge, with the party attaining 60,000 in England and Wales that April.

At the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], Lucas was re-elected in Brighton Pavilion with an increased majority, but the party did not win any other seats. In part due to the greatly increased the number of contested seats of 538 from the 310 at the 2010 election, the Greens received their highest-ever vote share (over 1.1&nbsp;million votes), and increased their national share of the vote from 1% to 3.8%.<ref>{{cite news |title=UK vote share |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results |work=BBC News |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510034229/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results |archive-date=10 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Overnight, the membership numbers increased to over 63,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bennett leads 'second green surge' |url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/national/12940981.Bennett_leads__second_green_surge_/ |website=The Westmorland Gazette |publisher=Press Association |access-date=10 May 2015 |quote=We've had a good start in the last 24 hours – we've had about 1,000 more people join the Green Party so our membership has gone over 63,000, which means we are much bigger than Ukip and the Liberal Democrats. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083443/http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/national/12940981.Bennett_leads__second_green_surge_/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref> However, at the local government elections the party lost 9 out of their 20 seats on the Brighton and Hove council, losing minority control.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32680552 |title=Elections 2015: Green Party loses Brighton Council to Labour |work=BBC |date=10 May 2015 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102129/https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-32680552 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nationwide, the Greens increased their share of councillors, gaining an additional 10 council seats while failing to gain overall control of any individual council.<ref>{{cite news |title=England council results |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results/councils |access-date=25 May 2015 |work=BBC News |date=2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525150316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results/councils |archive-date=25 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Lucas and Bartley (2016–2018)===
[[File:Lucas and bartley co-leaders.png|thumb|right|Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley in 2017]]
On 15 May 2016, Bennett announced she would not be standing for re-election in the party's biennial [[2016 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|leadership election]] due to take place in the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/15/natalie-bennett-to-step-down-as-green-party-leader|title=Natalie Bennett to step down as Green party leader|last=Stewart|first=Heather|date=15 May 2016|website=The Guardian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202022314/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/15/natalie-bennett-to-step-down-as-green-party-leader|archive-date=2 December 2016|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> Former leader Lucas and Jonathan Bartley announced two weeks later that they intended to stand for leadership as a [[Job sharing|job share]] arrangement.<ref name="job share">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/31/caroline-lucas-stand-green-party-leadership-job-share|title=Caroline Lucas to stand for Green party leadership as job share|last=Stewart|first=Heather|date=31 May 2016|website=The Guardian|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601135553/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/31/caroline-lucas-stand-green-party-leadership-job-share|archive-date=1 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> Nominations closed at the end of June, with the campaign period taking place in July and voting period in August and the results announced at the party's Autumn Conference in Birmingham from 2–4 September. It was announced on 4 September that Lucas and Bartley would become the party's leaders in a job share.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/caroline-lucas-and-jonathan-bartley-elected-green-leaders-a7221726.html|title=Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley elected Green leaders|date=2 September 2016|access-date=2016-09-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102130/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/caroline-lucas-and-jonathan-bartley-elected-green-leaders-a7221726.html|archive-date=26 October 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Lucas first suggested "progressive pacts" to work on a number of issues including combating climate change and for electoral reform, following the results of the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/17/caroline-lucas-urges-labour-to-back-progressive-pacts-with-other-parties |title=Caroline Lucas urges Labour to back 'progressive pacts' with other parties |last=Perraudin |first=Frances |date=17 June 2015 |website=The Guardian |access-date=2016-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806155436/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/17/caroline-lucas-urges-labour-to-back-progressive-pacts-with-other-parties |archive-date=6 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> She then reiterated the call alongside Bartley as they announced their plan to share the leadership of the party.<ref name="job share" /> Following the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|vote to leave]] the [[European Union]] in June 2016, Bennett published an open letter, calling for an "anti-Brexit alliance" potentially comprising Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru to stand in a future snap election in English and Welsh seats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/29/green-party-urges-anti-brexit-alliance-general-election?CMP=twt_a-politics_b-gdnukpolitics |title=Greens urge anti-Brexit alliance in next general election |last=Walker |first=Peter |date=29 June 2016 |website=The Guardian |access-date=2016-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526043445/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/29/green-party-urges-anti-brexit-alliance-general-election?CMP=twt_a-politics_b-gdnukpolitics |archive-date=26 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Green Party stood in 457 seats in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], securing 1.6% of the overall vote, and an average of 2.2% in seats it stood in.<ref>[Dennison, J., (2018), 'The rug pulled from under them: UKIP and the Greens in 2017' in Parliamentary Affairs 71 (1), p.104.]</ref> While it was a disappointing result after the 2015 success, this was still the second-best Green result in a general election, and [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] remained Green with an increased majority.

On 30 May 2018, Lucas announced she would not seek re-election in the [[2018 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election]] and would stand down as co-leader.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/30/caroline-lucas-to-step-down-as-green-party-co-leader Caroline Lucas to step down as Green party co-leader] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221205931/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/30/caroline-lucas-to-step-down-as-green-party-co-leader |date=21 December 2019 }}. ''The Guardian''. Author – Peter Walker. Published 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.</ref> On 1 June 2018, Bartley announced a co-leadership bid alongside [[Siân Berry]], former candidate for the Mayor of London in 2008 and 2016.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44329338 Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry to run as Green co-leaders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102129/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44329338 |date=26 October 2019 }}. ''BBC NEWS''. Published 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.</ref>

===Bartley and Berry (2018–2021)===
[[File:Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley, 2018 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|right|Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley in 2018]]
Bartley and Berry were [[2018 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|elected as co-leaders]] in September 2018, winning 6,279 of 8,329 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45409060 |title=Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry elected Green Party co-leaders |access-date=2019-08-05 |work=BBC News |date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412204852/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45409060 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2019 United Kingdom local elections|2019 local elections]], the Green Party secured their best ever local election result, more than doubling their number of council seats from 178 to 372 councillors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/local-election-results/ |title=Local Election Results 2019 |access-date=2019-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216154055/https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/local-election-results/ |archive-date=16 December 2019 }}</ref> This success was followed by a similarly successful European election where Greens won (including Scottish Greens and the Green Party in Northern Ireland) over two million votes for the first time since 1989, securing 7 MEPs, up from 3. This included winning seats for the first time in the East of England, North West England, West Midlands and Yorkshire & the Humber.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/02/european-parliament-election-green-parties-success |title=A quiet revolution sweeps Europe as Greens become a political force |last=Graham-Harrison |first=Emma |date=2 June 2019 |work=The Observer |access-date=2019-09-08 |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923184827/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/02/european-parliament-election-green-parties-success |archive-date=23 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The membership also saw another climb in 2019, returning to 50,000 members in September.<ref name="2019 membership">{{cite web |title=BREAKING: Green Party membership hits 50,000 |url=https://bright-green.org/2019/09/25/breaking-green-party-membership-hits-50000/ |website=www.bright-green.org |publisher=Bright Green |access-date=24 October 2019|date=25 September 2019}}</ref>

In September 2020, it was announced that Bartley and Berry had [[2020 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|won re-election]] for another two-year term.<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Party: Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry re-elected co-leaders |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54084923 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=9 September 2020 |language=en |date=9 September 2020 }}</ref>

In the [[2021 United Kingdom local elections|2021 local elections]], the Green Party gained their first ever councillors in [[2021 Northumberland County Council election|Northumberland]] and [[2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election|Stockport]], as well as making significant gains in [[2021 Suffolk County Council election|Suffolk]] and [[2021 Sheffield City Council election|Sheffield]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Lib Dems and Greens make gains in English local elections|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/lib-dems-and-greens-make-gains-in-english-local-elections|access-date=2021-11-08|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> In total 88 seats were gained,<ref>{{Cite web|title=England local elections 2021 - BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c481drqqzv7t/england-local-elections-2021|access-date=2021-11-08|website=BBC News|language=en-GB}}</ref> challenging the Liberal Democrats to become England's third-largest party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-13 |title=Will the Greens become England's third largest party? |url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/will-the-greens-become-englands-third-largest-party |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Politics Home |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2021, Bartley announced that he would stand down at the end of the month to give the party time to choose new leadership before the next general election. This triggered the [[2021 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news|date=2021-07-05|title=Green party co-leader Jonathan Bartley steps down and urges electoral reform|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/05/green-party-co-leader-jonathan-bartley-steps-down-after-five-years|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Berry remained as acting leader, but said she would not stand in the leadership election following disagreements within the party.<ref>{{cite news|date=2021-07-14|title=Sian Berry quits as Green party leader in dispute over trans rights|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/14/sian-berry-quits-as-green-party-leader-in-dispute-over-trans-rights|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

=== Denyer and Ramsay (2021–present) ===
{{Main|2021 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election}}
{{See also|2022 Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election}}
[[File:Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, October 2022.jpg|thumb|right|Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay in October 2022]]
The Bristol councillor, [[Carla Denyer]] and the former deputy leader, [[Adrian Ramsay]] were [[2021 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|elected]] as co-leaders on 1 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 October 2021|title=Green party in England and Wales unveils new leadership duo|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/01/green-party-in-england-and-wales-unveils-new-leaders-carla-denyer-adrian-ramsay|access-date=1 October 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Ramsay stated that "People are looking for a positive alternative to the establishment parties, and finding it in the Greens"; in the first national electoral test of the new leadership in the [[2022 United Kingdom local elections|2022 local elections]] the Green Party made a net gain of 71 seats – including in both Conservative and Labour "safe seats".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greens making gains across the country as voters see party as the positive alternative {{!}} The Green Party |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2022/05/06/greens-making-gains-across-the-country-as-voters-see-party-as-the-positive-alternative/ |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=www.greenparty.org.uk}}</ref>

On 7 September 2022, it was announced that [[Zack Polanski]] had been elected as the party's new deputy leader, defeating three election opponents and replacing Amelia Womack, who chose not to re-stand for the position in the election.<ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 7 September 2022 |title= Zack Polanski elected deputy leader of the Green Party |url= https://bright-green.org/2022/09/07/zack-polanski-elected-deputy-leader-of-the-green-party/ |work= Bright Green |access-date= 8 September 2022}}</ref>

In October 2022, at their national conference the [[Scottish Greens]] voted to sever ties with the Green Party of England and Wales, specially over the issue of [[transphobia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Healey |first1=Derek |last2=Amery |first2=Rachel |title=Scottish Greens vote to 'suspend ties' with Green Party of England and Wales |date=16 October 2022 |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/3789970/scottish-greens-suspend-ties/ |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}</ref> In response the Green Party of England and Wales said that trans rights are human rights, that it has strong policies of trans inclusion and that a goal of the party is to be welcoming, inclusive and promote diversity. The party also said it would continue to support the rights of trans people, women and oppressed groups.<ref>{{cite news |last= Nutt |first= Kathleen |date= 16 October 2022 |title= Scottish Greens suspend ties with sister party in England and Wales |url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23053231.scottish-greens-suspend-ties-sister-party-england-wales/ |work= The Herald |access-date= 4 May 2024}}</ref> The LGBTIQA+ Greens also responded by saying it would "continue to fight transphobia".<ref>{{cite news |last= Billson |first= Chantelle |date= 18 October 2022 |title= Scottish Greens sever ties with Green Party of England and Wales over transphobia |url= https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/18/scottish-greens-green-party-transphobia-england-wales/ |work= PinkNews |access-date= 4 May 2024}}</ref>

At the [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|2023 local elections]], the Green Party gained over 200 councillors across England, and [[2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election|won majority control]] of [[Mid Suffolk District Council]], the party's first ever council majority.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-05 |title=Local elections 2023: Greens secure victory in Mid Suffolk |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-65493652 |access-date=2023-05-07}}</ref> Despite losing control of [[Brighton and Hove City Council]], the Greens became the largest party on [[East Hertfordshire District Council elections|East Hertfordshire District Council]] and [[Lewes District Council]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-05 |title=Local elections 2023: Greens become the biggest party on East Herts Council |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-65502250 |access-date=2023-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=Labour and Greens celebrate county council gains in Lewes district |url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/labour-and-greens-celebrate-county-council-gains-in-lewes-district-3231061 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=SussexWorld |language=en}}</ref> 2023 saw the party's best ever results in a local election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local elections 2023: Green Party makes record gains |author= |work=BBC News |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=6 May 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65496534}}</ref>

In the [[2024 United Kingdom local elections|2024 local elections]], the Greens aimed to make gains in [[Stroud]], [[Hastings]] and [[Worcester, England|Worcester]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=Green Party to give voters 'hope and action' for local elections |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/green-party-bristol-england-wales-stroud-b2523383.html |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In the south west the Greens [[2024 Bristol City Council election|became the largest party]] on [[Bristol City Council]] failing to win an outright majority by a single seat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=Greens become biggest party on Bristol City Council after poll |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51n54q4y1jo |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bristol result - Local Elections 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/england/councils/E06000023 |access-date=2024-05-04 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> They made a breakthrough in [[Northern England]] by winning their first ever seats on [[Newcastle City Council]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Daniel |date=3 May 2024 |title=Green Party enjoys historic election night in Newcastle with double win |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/green-party-enjoys-historic-night-29104769 |access-date=4 May 2024 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}</ref> and [[Sefton Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2024 |title=Green Party success but Labour holds Sefton, Knowsley and Halton |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72pjd40599o |access-date=4 May 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> It was noted that the Greens benefited from anger at Labour over the [[Gaza war|Israel–Gaza war]] when they won their first seat on [[Bolton Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Michael |date=3 May 2024 |title=Who won the local elections? Results in maps and charts |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/who-won-the-local-elections-results-in-maps-and-charts/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=The Spectator}}</ref> After gaining 74 seats across England and increasing their total to 812, the Greens hailed 2024 as their best ever local election result.<ref name="2024 local elections">{{cite news |last= Mackintosh |first= Thomas |date= 4 May 2024 |title= Green Party: Co-leaders hail highest number of councillors |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68956733 |work= BBC News |access-date= 4 May 2024}}</ref>

[[File:New Member group photograph - 2024 Parliament 09.07.2024 (Green MPs cropped).jpg|thumb|right|The four new Green Party MPs, cropped from the 2024 new Member group photograph]]
On 8 June 2023, the Green Party's only MP, [[Caroline Lucas]], announced she would not be standing for re-election at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2023 |title=Green Party MP Caroline Lucas to stand down at next election |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65842115 |access-date=8 June 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Former party co-leader, [[Siân Berry]], stood as the Green candidate in [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vickers |first=Noah |date=13 June 2023 |title=Green mayoral candidate to bid for MP role |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c88xp14g4pvo |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Along with Brighton Pavilion, the Greens targeted three other seats in the general election: [[Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol Central]], [[Waveney Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Waveney Valley]] and [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Peter |date=2023-10-05 |title=Greens head to Brighton targeting four seats at next election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/06/greens-head-to-brighton-targeting-four-seats-at-next-election |access-date=2024-04-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In what turned out to be the Greens' best ever general election, Berry held Brighton Pavilion, while Denyer gained Bristol Central, defeating Labour incumbent and [[Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport|Shadow Culture Secretary]] [[Thangam Debbonaire]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Party leader Carla Denyer becomes MP for Bristol Central |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c10lv1744rqo |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Ramsay won Waveney Valley, a notional gain from the Conservatives,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |date=2024-07-05 |title='He had to be the name on everyone's lips': how Adrian Ramsay became East Anglia's first Green MP |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/he-had-to-be-the-name-on-everyones-lips-how-adrian-ramsay-became-east-anglias-first-green-mp |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and [[Ellie Chowns]] won North Herefordshire, defeating Conservative incumbent [[Bill Wiggin]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Grierson |first1=Jamie |last2=Walker |first2=Peter |date=2024-07-05 |title=Green party quadruples its number of Commons seats to four |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/05/green-party-co-leader-carla-denyer-unseats-labour-in-bristol-central |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Carla Denyer is stepping down as Green Party co-leader to focus on her MP role, as leadership nominations open on 2 June 2025 and voting runs through August 2025, with results announced on 2 September 2025. Deputy leader Zack Polanski has launched his bid, calling for a bolder party approach.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Morton|first1= Becky|title= Denyer won't seek re-election as Green Party co-leader |date=8 May 2025 |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxejw1gvd8o |access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref>

==Ideology and policy==<!--Anchor for redirect [Policies for a Sustainable Society]; caution. -->
[[File:Welfare Not Warfare.jpg|thumb|"Welfare not Warfare" sign, indicating the Green Party's policy towards social justice and non-violence]]

[[Sociologist]] Chris Rootes stated that the Green Party took "the [[left-libertarian]]" vote,{{sfn|Rootes|1995|p=76}} while [[James Dennison]] characterised it as reflecting "libertarian-universalistic values".{{sfn|Dennison|2016}} The party wants an end to [[big government]], which it sees as hindering open and transparent democracy, instead devolving and decentralising power to a more local level. They also want to limit the power of [[big business]], which, they argue, upholds the unsustainable trend of [[globalisation]], and is detrimental to local trade and economies.<ref name=gydg>{{cite news |last1=Hanif |first1=Faisal |title=What are the Green party's policies? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jan/15/what-are-the-green-partys-policies |access-date=24 January 2016 |work=The Guardian |date=15 January 2015 |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131051348/http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jan/15/what-are-the-green-partys-policies |archive-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Green Party publishes a [[party platform]]: a full set of its policies, as approved by successive party conferences, collectively entitled ''Policies for a Sustainable Society'' (originally ''The Manifesto for a Sustainable Society'' before February 2010).<ref name=pss />

===Manifestos===
The party publishes a [[manifesto]] for each of its election campaigns.<ref name=pss>{{cite web |url=http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ |title=Policies for a Sustainable Society |date=23 September 2013 |publisher=Green Party |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927081414/http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Separate from this, the Greens have a set of Core Values,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Green Party of England and Wales|access-date=9 October 2022|title=The Green Party's Core Values|url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/core-values.html}}</ref> a Philosophical Basis<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Green Party of England and Wales|access-date=9 October 2022|title=Philosophical Basis of the Green Party|url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/philosophical-basis.html}}</ref> and a series of Long-term Goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Green Party of England and Wales|access-date=9 October 2022|title=Green Party Policy: Long-term Goals|url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/}}</ref>

For the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], the party's manifesto outlined many new policies, including a [[Robin Hood tax]] on banks and a 60% tax on those earning over £150,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Green Party: Mini Manifesto 2015 |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |url=http://issuu.com/thegreenparty/docs/minimanifesto2015_pages_?e=16672391/12248659 |date=2015 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218181732/http://issuu.com/thegreenparty/docs/minimanifesto2015_pages_?e=16672391%2F12248659 |archive-date=18 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]], the party's manifesto had four key sections: "remain and transform", which advocated for the UK to reverse its [[Brexit|decision to leave the EU]] and increase cross-border co-operation with the EU; "grow democracy", which aimed to overhaul the UK's [[First-past-the-post voting|current voting system]] and rebalance government power by lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 and redefining the jurisdiction of local governments; the "green quality of life guarantee", which addressed social issues such as housing, the [[NHS]], education, countryside conservation, discrimination, crime, drug reform, animal rights, and the implementation of a [[Universal basic income in the United Kingdom|universal basic income]]; and the "new deal for tax and spend", which outlined the party's economic policies such as simplifying income tax, increasing [[corporation tax]] to make big businesses pay their fair share, supporting small businesses, and ending wasteful spending.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Manifesto |url=https://campaigns.greenparty.org.uk/manifesto/ |website=Green Party |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>

For the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], the party's manifesto followed the slogan "Real hope. Real change." Their manifesto focused on providing a "secure future", solving the [[climate crisis]], major investment into the NHS, raising tax on those earning over £50,270 a year, nationalising Britain's railways, water companies and largest energy companies, expanding renewable power, campaigning for councils to be given the right to set rent controls and ban no-fault evictions.<ref>{{cite news |last= Triggle |first= Nick |date= 12 June 2024 |title= Green Party manifesto: 11 key policies analysed |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czddq40z2zno |work= BBC News |access-date= 18 January 2025}}</ref>

===Economic policy===
The Green Party believes in "an economy that works for all". This includes steps to eliminate poverty with social policies such as increasing the [[minimum wage]] in line with the [[living wage]]. In October 2021, the party stated its support for a £15 an hour minimum wage.<ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 23 October 2021 |title= Green Party backs campaign for £15 an hour minimum wage |url= https://bright-green.org/2021/10/23/green-party-backs-campaign-for-15-an-hour-minimum-wage/ |work= Bright Green |access-date= 28 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 23 October 2021 |title= Green Party conference votes to support £15 minimum wage
 |url= https://leftfootforward.org/2021/10/green-party-conference-votes-to-support-15-minimum-wage/ |work= Left Foot Forward |access-date= 28 November 2023}}</ref> The party supports moving towards a [[four-day work week]]; which it is claimed would boost productivity and growth, with Mondays and Fridays being the least productive days in the week.{{refn|<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/10/08/green-party-backs-a-four-day-working-week/ |title= Green Party backs a four-day working week |date= 8 October 2023 |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 28 November 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129182247/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/10/08/green-party-backs-a-four-day-working-week/ |archive-date= Nov 29, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 8 October 2023 |title= Green Party members vote to support four day week |url= https://leftfootforward.org/2023/10/green-party-members-vote-to-support-four-day-week/ |work= Left Foot Forward |access-date= 28 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smartsheet.com/content-center/best-practices/productivity/best-and-worst-days-productivity |title=The Best and Worst Days for Productivity |website=Smartsheet |language=en|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 8 October 2023 |title= Green Party formally endorses four day week |url= https://bright-green.org/2023/10/08/green-party-formally-endorses-four-day-week/ |work= Bright Green |access-date= 28 November 2023}}</ref>}}

In November 2019, the Greens pledged to introduce a [[universal basic income]] by 2025, which will give every adult in the United Kingdom (unemployed or not) at least £89 a week (with additional payments to those facing barriers to work, including disabled people and single parents).<ref name="auto">{{cite news |date= 15 November 2019 |title= General election 2019: Greens offer basic income by 2025 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50432200 |work= BBC News |access-date= 16 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191115194846/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50432200 |archive-date= 15 November 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> This is in order to tackle poverty, give people financial security, give people more freedom of choice to cut their working hours, start a green new business, take part in the community, or improve their own well-being.<ref name="auto" /> The policy also aims to tackle the rising levels of automation that threaten to put millions out of work and fundamentally change British industry.<ref>{{cite news |last= Bartley |first= Jonathan |date= 2 June 2017 |title= The Greens endorse a universal basic income. Others need to follow |url= https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/02/green-party-universal-basic-income-eliminate-poverty-trap |work= The Guardian |access-date= 16 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191116175546/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/02/green-party-universal-basic-income-eliminate-poverty-trap |archive-date= 16 November 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The Green Party wanted to raise [[corporation tax]] from 19% to a higher level; this is designed to generate more government revenue and ensure large corporations do not become too powerful. The party wants to end subsidies for [[fossil fuel]]s and replace them with subsidies for [[renewable energy]] sources such as wind, solar power and tidal power. Investment in [[green energy]] could potentially create more jobs and boost the economy. The environmental economic policy also includes a Green deal that the Green Party say will generate new jobs and reduce Britain's energy costs. The Green Party wants to increase Britain's development and its position on the [[Human Development Index]] and free time index. They believe that uncontrolled economic growth has contributed to [[pollution]] and [[global warming]] and that more steps should be taken to ensure that growth is sustainable and keeps environmental damage to a minimum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pl.html |title=Pollution |website=policy.greenparty.org.uk |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704212516/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pl.html |archive-date=4 July 2019 }}</ref>

The party also supports the implementation of a nationwide retrofit insulation programme (for both homeowners and renters). This would be in order to reduce energy consumption, provide warm homes and lower people's energy bills.<ref name="Political programme">{{cite web |url= https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/11/political-programme-web-v1.3.pdf?x40929 |title=Our Political Programme |website=Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 30 November 2023}}</ref>

The party supports bringing energy and water companies, public transport including buses and railways, as well as [[Royal Mail]] into public ownership.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-22 |title=What does the Green Party manifesto mean for councils? |url=https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/what-does-the-green-party-manifesto-mean-for-councils/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=New Local}}</ref> They have also called for social care to be free at the point of use.<ref name="BBC News, Feb 2023">{{cite news |last=Catt |first=Helen |date=4 February 2023 |title=Green expectations: Is the party finally breaking through in England and Wales? |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64501427 |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref>

===Environmental policy===
[[File:Air Quality schoolchildren (43918921584).jpg|thumb|right|Caroline Lucas campaigning on air quality in 2017]]
The Green Party supports bringing water companies into public ownership to lower water bills and so that the money that would go to shareholders is instead spent on mending leaks, rebuilding infrastructure and maintaining clean water.<ref>{{cite web |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 9 August 2022 |title= Bring water companies into public ownership to end scandal of wasted water say Greens |url= https://bright-green.org/2022/08/09/nationalise-water-companies-to-end-scandal-of-wasted-water-say-greens/ |website= Bright Green |access-date= 6 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Long 2024 manifesto"/> The party also wants to set new air quality standards, increase the number of forests and woodlands in England and Wales and extend people's access to green space.<ref name="Long 2024 manifesto"/><ref>{{cite web |title= Bringing Nature Back to Life |url= https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/bringing-nature-back-to-life/ |website= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 6 February 2025}}</ref>

The party states that it would end industry tax breaks and subsidies for fossil fuel-based power generation, and would work toward closing coal-fired power stations as soon as possible. The Green Party would also remove subsidies for nuclear power within ten years and work towards phasing out nuclear energy, due to nuclear power being slow to develop, very expensive and the large quantities of radioactive waste it produces.<ref>{{cite web |title= Powering Up Fairer, Greener Energy |url= https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/powering-up-fairer-greener-energy/ |website= greenparty.org.uk |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 6 February 2025}}</ref> Instead it would invest in renewable energy sources, including wind power, solar power and [[hydropower]], as well as new and emerging renewable technologies, such as [[tidal power]] and [[wave power]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/assets/images/newsletter/GP%20Renewable%20Energy%20Policy%20for%20Invitees%20of%20Renewable%20Dinner%20Dialogue.pdf |title=Summary of the Green Party's new energy policy |website= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 30 November 2023}}</ref> The party also supports the use of [[marine energy]] and [[geothermal energy]].<ref name="Long 2024 manifesto">{{cite web |date= 2024 |title= REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. |url= https://greenparty.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/06/Green-Party-2024-General-Election-Manifesto-Long-version-with-cover.pdf |website= greenparty.org.uk |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 6 February 2025}}</ref> This would coincide with an aim to cut energy use through methods such as home insulation.<ref name="Political programme"/> The party aims for the UK to become carbon neutral. The Green Party Manifesto for the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 UK general election]] stated:<blockquote>The UK should base its future emissions budgets on the principles of science and equity and the aim of keeping global warming below 1.5 C. These principles entail the UK reducing its own emissions to net-zero by 2030 and seeking to reduce the emissions embedded in its imports to zero as soon as possible. The urgency of these objectives requires the UK to make overcoming the technological, political and social obstacles a national priority.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/cc.html |title=The Climate Emergency |website=policy.greenparty.org.uk |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224014321/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/cc.html |archive-date=24 December 2019 }}</ref></blockquote>The Green Party wants to set up an environmental protection committee to ensure the protection of habitats and to enhance biodiversity. The party also wants to ban [[trophy hunting]] and [[trail hunting]].<ref name="Long 2024 manifesto"/>

===Foreign policy and defence===
[[File:Green party anti-war poster.jpg|thumb|right|Green Party poster calling for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan]]
Since at least 1992, the party has emphasised unilateral [[nuclear disarmament]] and called for rejection of the UK's [[Trident (UK nuclear programme)|Trident nuclear missile programme]].{{sfn|Rootes|1995|p=77}} To campaign for the latter, in 2015 it teamed up with the organisation, [[Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament]] (CND), and the political parties, [[Plaid Cymru]], and the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Malcolm |title=SNP, Plaid Cymru And Green Party Team Up on Trident Nuclear Weapons |url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-237c-SNP,-Plaid-Cymru-and-Green-Party-team-up-on-Trident-nuclear-weapons#.VUpj0_lViko |newspaper=Morning Star |access-date=6 May 2015 |date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301122631/http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-237c-SNP,-Plaid-Cymru-and-Green-Party-team-up-on-Trident-nuclear-weapons|archive-date=1 March 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2023}} Former Leader [[Natalie Bennett]] has advocated replacing the British Army with a "home defence force", according to ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hope |first1=Christopher |title=British army to be replaced by 'home defence force' if Greens win power in May |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenpolitics/11368244/British-army-to-be-replaced-by-home-defence-force-if-Greens-win-power-in-May.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=25 January 2015 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102126/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenpolitics/11368244/British-army-to-be-replaced-by-home-defence-force-if-Greens-win-power-in-May.html |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Green Party policy formerly stated that "in the long term, it would take the UK out of [[NATO]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pd.html |title=Peace & Defence |website=Green Party |quote=In the long term, we would take the UK out of NATO. |access-date=3 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501115035/http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pd.html |archive-date=1 May 2015 }}</ref> In 2014, [[Natalie Bennett]] led an anti-NATO march in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Green Party backs No to Nato march |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/08/29/green-party-backs-no-to-nato-march/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=The Green Party |date=29 August 2014 }}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=April 2023}} In 2022, the party formally supported withdrawal from NATO, but not before the end of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zeffman |first=Henry |title=Greens want UK to leave Nato — but not while there's a war going on |language=en |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greens-want-uk-to-leave-nato-but-not-while-theres-a-war-going-on-3psnvgcdw |url-access=subscription |date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-16 |issn=0140-0460 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220502124832/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greens-want-uk-to-leave-nato-but-not-while-theres-a-war-going-on-3psnvgcdw |archive-date= 2 May 2022 }}</ref> This changed in March 2023, when the party abandoned its opposition to NATO.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarvis |first=Chris |date=2023-03-12 |title=Green Party votes to ditch opposition to NATO |url=https://leftfootforward.org/2023/03/green-party-votes-to-ditch-opposition-to-nato/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Left Foot Forward |language=en-GB}}</ref> However, the party said it supports reform of the organisation in aspects such as guaranteeing a "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, that NATO commits to upholding human rights, and that the organisation only acts in defence of member states.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://bright-green.org/2023/03/12/green-party-abandons-opposition-to-nato/ |title= Green Party abandons opposition to NATO |last= Jarvis |first= Chris |date= 12 March 2023 |website= Bright Green |access-date= 17 March 2023}}</ref>

The party opposed the UK's involvement in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]],<ref name="Anti-war"/> the [[invasion of Iraq]],<ref name="Anti-war"/> [[military intervention in Libya]]<ref name="Anti-war">"[https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/06/05/green-party-deputy-leader-to-speak-at-international-anti-war-conference/ Green Party Deputy Leader to speak at international anti-war conference.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123134334/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/06/05/green-party-deputy-leader-to-speak-at-international-anti-war-conference/ |date=23 November 2019 }}". ''GreenParty.org.uk.'' 5 June 2015.</ref> and opposes British involvement in the [[Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen]].<ref>"[https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/09/03/green-party-condemns-uk-government-support-for-massacres-in-yemen/ Green Party condemns UK government support for massacres in Yemen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123155634/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2015/09/03/green-party-condemns-uk-government-support-for-massacres-in-yemen/ |date=23 November 2019 }}". ''GreenParty.org.uk.'' 3 September 2015.</ref>

The party campaigns for the rights of [[indigenous people]] around the world and argues for greater [[autonomy]] for these individuals. Furthermore, they support the granting of compensation and justice for historical wrongs, and that the re-appropriation of lands and resources should be granted to certain nations and peoples. The party also believes that the cancelling of [[international debt]] should take place immediately and any financial assistance should be in the form of grants and not loans, limiting debt service payments to 10% of export earnings per year.<ref name=gydg />

The Green Party advocate for a less "bully boy culture" from the [[Western world]] and more self-sustainability in terms of food and energy policy on a global level, with aid, only being given to countries as a last resort in order to prevent them from being indebted to their donors.<ref name=gydg />

Amid the toughening rhetoric surrounding immigration at the 2015 general election, the Greens issued mugs emblazoned with the slogan "Standing Up For Immigrants".{{sfn|Dennison|Goodwin|2015|pp=184–185}} They claimed to offer a "genuine alternative" to the views of the mainstream parties by promoting the removal of restrictions on the number of foreign students, abolishing rules on family migration, and promoting further rights for asylum seekers.{{sfn|Dennison|Goodwin|2015|p=185}}

===Drug policy===
The Green Party has an official [[drug]]s group, for drugs policy and research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drugs.greenparty.org.uk/ |publisher=Green Party Drugs Group |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040314065306/http://drugs.greenparty.org.uk/ |archive-date=14 March 2004 |title=GPDG: news, research, and ecstasy testing kits}}</ref> The party wants to end the prohibition of drugs and create a [[Drug liberalization#Drug legalization|system of legal regulation]] in order to [[Harm reduction|minimise the harm]] associated with drug use as well as the harm associated with its production and supply.<ref name="Green drug policy">{{cite web |url= https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/du.html |title= Drug Policy |date= October 2019 |website= Green Party of England and Wales (official website) |access-date= 16 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191127195742/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/du.html |archive-date= 27 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 13 November 2019 |title= Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50291676 |work= BBC News |access-date= 16 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191115191431/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50291676 |archive-date= 15 November 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> The party's view is that people have always used drugs and there will always be people that will use them, and therefore focus should be on minimising the harm associated with drug use and tackling the causes of why people take drugs (e.g. poverty, isolation, mental illness, physical illness, and psychological trauma).<ref name="Green drug policy" /> This sits alongside the party's belief that adults should be free to make informed decisions about their own drug consumption, while this freedom is also balanced with the government's responsibility to protect individuals and society from harm.<ref name="Green drug policy" /> The party considers the drugs issue to be a health issue, rather than a criminal one.<ref>{{cite news |title=Green Party leader Natalie Bennett: Drugs misuse a 'health issue' not a 'criminal one' |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2014-11-26/green-party-leader-natalie-bennett-drugs-misuse-a-health-issue-not-a-criminal-one/ |website=ITV.com |publisher=ITV News |access-date=4 April 2015 |date=1 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403193459/http://www.itv.com/news/2014-11-26/green-party-leader-natalie-bennett-drugs-misuse-a-health-issue-not-a-criminal-one/ |archive-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The party also supports opening [[Supervised injection site|overdose prevention centres]] in towns and cities in order to prevent fatal overdoses, the transmission of [[HIV]], [[hepatitis C]] and other illnesses, as well as offering a place for drug users to access health and treatment services.<ref name="Green drug policy" /> The party supports devolving the decision-making on whether to open these sites to police, health services and local authorities.<ref name="Green drug policy" />

Ian Barnett from the Green Party says that: "The Policy of 'War on Drugs' has clearly failed. We need a different approach to the control and misuse of drugs." However, the party does aim to minimise drug use due to the negative effects on the individual and society at large.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnett |first1=Ian |title=Decriminalisation of cannabis not the same as legalisation |url=http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/letters/decriminalisation-of-cannabis-not-the-same-as-legalisation-1-7185939 |access-date=4 April 2015 |newspaper=Burnley Express |date=31 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403063705/http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/letters/decriminalisation-of-cannabis-not-the-same-as-legalisation-1-7185939 |archive-date=3 April 2015 }}</ref>

===Sexual orientation and gender identity===
[[File:Green Party at Bristol Pride (30767939418).jpg|thumb|right|A Green Party banner at [[Bristol Pride]] in 2018]]
The stated aim of the sexual orientation and gender identity group within the party, known as LGBTIQA+ Greens, is to [[raise awareness]] on [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom|LGBTIQA+ rights]] and issues affecting the broader [[LGBT community|LGBTIQA+ community]], as well as broader Green politics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/ |title=LGBTIQA+ Greens Website |publisher=LGBTIQA+ Greens |date=24 Jan 2017 |access-date=24 Jan 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202145544/https://lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2018}}

The LGBTIQA+ Greens are a Special Interest Group of the party, colloquially known as a Liberation Group. {{As of|2023|1|post=,}} the co-chair of the group is Cade Hatton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/LGBTIQAGreens/ |title=LGBTIQA+ Greens Twitter account |access-date=15 Jan 2023}}</ref>

The 2015 and 2017 general election manifestos contained policies on all teachers to be trained on LGBTIQA+ issues (such as "providing mandatory HIV, sex, and relationships education – age appropriate and LGBTIQA+-inclusive – in all schools from primary level onwards"), on reforming the system of pensions, on ending the "spousal veto" (a provision of the [[Gender Recognition Act]] that requires applications for a [[Gender Recognition Certificate]] to include written consent from an applicant's spouse)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/02/22/mike-freer-equality-act-minister-gra-spousal-veto/ |title=Government has no plans to block trans people from single-sex spaces, says equalities minister |first=Maggie |last=Baska |work=[[PinkNews]] |date=22 February 2022 |access-date=27 June 2023 }}</ref> and on "mak[ing] equal marriage truly equal" by amending pension inheritance rights.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/resources/LGBTIQ_Manifesto_v4%20FINAL.pdf |title=LGBTIQ General Election Manifesto 2015 |publisher=Green Party of England and Wales |date=14 April 2015 |access-date=27 June 2023 |page=3 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2015/04/14/green-party-manifesto-outlines-commitments-to-lgbt-rights/ |title=Green Party manifesto outlines commitments to LGBT rights |first=Nick |last=Duffy |work=[[PinkNews]] |date=14 April 2015 |access-date=27 June 2023 }}</ref> Bennett has also voiced support for [[polygamy]] and [[polyamorous]] relationships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duffy |first1=Nick |title=Green Party wants every teacher to be trained to teach LGBTIQA+ issues |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/01/green-party-wants-every-teacher-to-be-trained-to-teach-lgbtiq-issues/ |access-date=3 May 2015 |newspaper=[[PinkNews]] |date=1 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074647/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/01/green-party-wants-every-teacher-to-be-trained-to-teach-lgbtiq-issues/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Green Party supports [[same-sex marriage in England and Wales|same-sex marriage]] and, on [[Brighton and Hove City Council]], expelled Christina Summers in 2012 due to opposition to same-sex marriage legislation on religious grounds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bingham |first1=John |title=Green council accused of 'vilifying' Christian over gay marriage stance |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9429730/Green-council-accused-of-vilifying-Christian-over-gay-marriage-stance.html |access-date=4 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=27 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412143336/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9429730/Green-council-accused-of-vilifying-Christian-over-gay-marriage-stance.html |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-20397281 |title=Gay marriage row expulsion upheld |date=19 November 2012 |work=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=2019-09-08 |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102128/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-20397281 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some issues of trans rights have caused divisions in the Green Party, such as when [[Siân Berry]] cited opposition to her support for trans rights as a reason for stepping down as co-leader.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/the-green-party-implodes-over-trans-rights-row-sian-berry-leadership |title=The Green Party Is Tearing Itself Apart In A Furious Row Over Trans Rights |last=Proctor |first=Kate |date=17 July 2021 |work=[[Politics Home]] |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jul/14/sian-berry-quits-as-green-party-leader-in-dispute-over-trans-rights |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 July 2021 |access-date=9 October 2022 |title=Siân Berry quits as Green party leader in dispute over trans rights |first=Jessica |last=Elgot }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Siân Berry quits Green Party leadership race in trans rights row |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sian-berry-green-party-trans-rights-row-b1883943.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=9 October 2022 |date=14 July 2021 |first=Rob |last=Merrick }}</ref> In the subsequent [[2021 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election|leadership election]], candidate [[Shahrar Ali]]'s comments on trans rights led to the Young Greens to call for his expulsion.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 July 2021 |title=Young Greens pass motion calling for termination of Shahrar Ali's appointment as Green Party spokesperson |first=Chris |last=Jarvis |url=https://bright-green.org/2021/07/18/young-greens-pass-motion-calling-for-termination-of-shahrar-alis-role-as-green-party-spokesperson/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |website=[[Bright Green]] |language=en-GB }}</ref> After being removed as Speaker for the party, Shahrar Ali successfully sued the Green Party for unlawfully discriminating against his gender critical protected belief under the [[Equality Act 2010]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/19/green-party-spokesman-brings-legal-action-sacked-views-transgender/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=19 February 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022 |first=Ewan |last=Somerville |title=Green Party spokesman sues after being sacked for transgender views |url-access=subscription }}</ref> 
In February 2024, the [[Mayor's and City County Court]] ruled that the Greens had breached procedural fairness and awarded him £9,100, but upheld that political parties may dismiss spokespersons for views not inline with their party's values.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Francis |first1=Sam |last2=Catt |first2=Helen |date=9 February 2024 |title=Shahrar Ali wins 'gender critical' court battle against Green Party |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68250071 |work=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Norris |first=Sian |date=9 February 2024 |title=Green party incorrectly sacked spokesperson in part over trans rights views, court rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/09/green-party-incorrectly-sacked-spokesperson-over-trans-rights-views-court-rules |pages=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2024 |title=Ali -v- Reason and Nott |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ali-v-reason-and-nott/ |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary}}</ref>

At the 2021 Conference, the Green Party voted in favour of [[gender self-identification]] and voted down a motion that women were discriminated against "solely upon their biological sex", which opponents claimed excluded trans women.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bright-green.org/2021/03/07/green-party-backs-self-identification-for-gender-recognition-certificates/ |title=Green Party backs self-identification for gender recognition certificates |last=Jarvis |first=Chris |access-date=9 October 2022 |date=7 March 2021 |work=[[Bright Green]] }}</ref>

The [[Scottish Greens]] suspended their cooperation with the Green Party of England and Wales in October 2022 due to "transphobic rhetoric and conduct" and "lethargic, ineffective, and inconsistent" disciplinary action against "an unelected legislator [who had] insulted [the Scottish Greens] and sought to damage [the Scottish party's] reputation regarding LGBT+ rights, women's rights, and child protection issues".<ref name="The National 2022-10-16">{{cite news |date=16 October 2022 |title=Scottish Greens 'suspend ties' with Green Party of England and Wales over trans views |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/23053222.scottish-greens-formally-suspend-ties-green-party-england-wales-dundee-conference/ |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |language=en }}</ref> In response, the English and Welsh party replied that "the Green Party of England and Wales is clear that trans rights are human rights and we are proud of our strong policies on trans inclusion".<ref name="The National 2022-10-16"/> The Green Party opposed the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] rulings limiting transgender civil rights, and supports transgender rights.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4K4SZ2l1_qILUYySkZUbk40aUk/view?usp=embed_facebook|title=Cynog Dafis Greens.pdf|website=Google Docs}}</ref>

===Transport===
The Green Party has called for "A People's Transport System"<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/green-guarantee/a-people's-transport-system.html |title=A Green Party manifesto for sustainable transport 2017 |website=www.greenparty.org.uk |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123135836/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/green-guarantee/a-people%E2%80%99s-transport-system.html |archive-date=23 November 2019 }}</ref> to help deal with the issues not just to the planet but to local communities as well. The Green Party has an official transport working group, aimed at helping to draw up policies to be voted on at the conference.

The party also aims to prioritise accessibility to transport and create equal access irrespective of age, wealth or disability. The party also wants to reduce the total distance people travel and travel journey lengths by encouraging the development and retention of local facilities. It also seeks to reduce the environmental impacts of transport, partly through encouraging transport that makes use of sustainable and replaceable resources. The party would also implement a [[green transport hierarchy]] of transport that would need to be followed by all levels of government:<ref>{{cite web |url= https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/tr.html |title= Transport |date= June 2019 |website= Green Party of England and Wales (official website) |access-date= 17 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191127195815/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/tr.html |archive-date= 27 November 2019 }}</ref>
[[File:Green-transport-hierarchy-pictogram.svg|thumb|Similar [[green transport hierarchy]] (Green Party Canada, Bradshaw, 1992)]]
# Walking and disabled access.
# Cycling.
# Public transport (trains, light rail/trams, buses and ferries) and rail and water-borne freight.
# Light goods vehicles, taxis and low powered motorcycles.
# Private motorised transport (cars & high powered motorcycles).
# Heavy goods vehicles.
# Aeroplanes.

One of the flagship and long-standing policies in this field is returning the [[British Rail|railways to public ownership]]<ref name="ReferenceA" /> along with renationalising other forms of transport.

The party opposed [[High Speed 2]] (HS2) at first, in favour of alternative transport strategies.<ref>{{cite news |last= Hodgson |first= Camilla |date= 4 October 2019 |title= Green party wants HS2 cash switched to local transport |url= https://www.ft.com/content/49002972-e5d1-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc |work= Financial Times |access-date= 17 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191117155227/https://www.ft.com/content/49002972-e5d1-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc |archive-date= 17 November 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref>  The party was, however, in favour of high speed rail in principle, as a means of challenging short haul domestic flights, provided projects meet strict criteria. The party advocated to divert money invested in HS2 towards other infrastructure projects, such as upgrading and improving local public transport.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/26-02-2011-high-speed-rail-decision.html |title= Greens oppose HS2: "it wouldn't do what it says on the tin" |date= 26 February 2011 |website= Green Party of England and Wales (official website) |access-date= 17 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191117155228/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/26-02-2011-high-speed-rail-decision.html |archive-date= 17 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2018/01/15/greens-carillion-collapse-final-nail-in-hs2-coffin/ |title= Greens: Carillion collapse final nail in HS2 coffin |date= 15 January 2018 |website= Green Party of England and Wales (official website) |access-date= 17 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191117155228/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2018/01/15/greens-carillion-collapse-final-nail-in-hs2-coffin/ |archive-date= 17 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 10 January 2012 |title= HS2: Cases For And Against High-Speed Rail |url= https://news.sky.com/story/hs2-cases-for-and-against-high-speed-rail-10482146 |work= Sky news |access-date= 17 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191117155228/https://news.sky.com/story/hs2-cases-for-and-against-high-speed-rail-10482146 |archive-date= 17 November 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 26 January 2013 |title= Cameron says HS2 WILL go ahead |url= https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2013-01-26/cameron-says-hs2-will-go-ahead/ |work= ITV News |access-date= 17 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191117155230/https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2013-01-26/cameron-says-hs2-will-go-ahead/ |archive-date= 17 November 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> 

In September 2024, members of the party voted to reverse its stance on HS2 to being in favour of building the full project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title=Green Party reverses its opposition to building HS2 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/green-party-hs2-manchester-greens-birmingham-b2609216.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

===Tuition fees===
The party supports scrapping [[Tuition fees in the United Kingdom|university and further education fees]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.greenparty.org.uk/we-stand-for/free-education.html |title= Quality Education, No Tuition Fees |website= Green Party of England and Wales (official website) |access-date= 20 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180901002326/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/we-stand-for/free-education.html |archive-date= 1 September 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Green education policy">{{cite web |url= https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ed.html |title= Education |date= January 2016 |website= Green Party of England and Wales (official website) |access-date= 20 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191119143640/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/ed.html |archive-date= 19 November 2019 }}</ref> It supports all courses in further education being provided free at the point of use.<ref name="Green education policy"/> According to the Green Party:<blockquote>"Under a green government all currently outstanding debts - yet to be paid - held by an individual, for undergraduate tuition fees and maintenance loans, and any resulting interest would be written off. Specifically, those issued by the [[Student Loans Company]] (SLC) and currently held by the UK government".<ref name="Green education policy" /></blockquote>

===Governance===
====Global governance====
The party campaigns for greater accountability in global governance, with the [[United Nations]] made up of elected representatives and more regional representation, as opposed to the current nation-based setup. They want democratic control of the global economy with the [[World Trade Organization]], [[International Monetary Fund]] and [[World Bank]] reformed, democratised or even replaced. The party also wishes to prioritise social and environmental sustainability as a global policy.<ref name=gydg />

====National governance====
The party advocates ending the [[first past the post voting]] system for UK parliamentary elections and replacing it with a form of [[proportional representation]].{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=65}} The party has also advocated for the inclusion of a [[None of the above|Re-open Nominations (RON)]] option on UK ballot papers.

The Green Party states that they believe there is "no place in government for the hereditary principle".<ref>{{cite web |title=How does British politics operate? |url=http://centrallancs.greenparty.org.uk/the-british-political-system.html |publisher=Green Party of England and Wales |access-date=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102435/http://centrallancs.greenparty.org.uk/the-british-political-system.html|archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> In their long-term goals, they advocate that "The monarchy shall [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|cease]] to be an office of government. The legislative, executive and judicial roles of the monarch shall cease."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=9 October 2022|publisher=Green Party of England and Wales|title=Long-term Goals: Public Administration|url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pa.html|archive-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065043/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pa.html}}</ref>

The party supports the [[separation of church and state]]. It advocates that the [[Church of England]] be [[Disestablishmentarianism|disestablished]] from the British state and become self-governing.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Green Party Public Administration Policies |url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pa.html |website=Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065043/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pa.html |archive-date=2 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The party supported Scottish independence in the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/09/16/greenyessupport-greens-across-europe-show-support-for-yes-vote/ |title=#GreenYesSupport: Greens Across Europe Show Support for Yes Vote &#124; the Green Party |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205110304/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/09/16/greenyessupport-greens-across-europe-show-support-for-yes-vote/ |archive-date=5 December 2019 }}</ref>

In February 2021, the Green Party announced that it supported a referendum on [[Welsh independence]] and would campaign in favour of independence if a referendum were to be held,<ref name="nation.cymru">{{Cite web|url=https://nation.cymru/news/england-and-wales-green-party-backs-welsh-independence-referendum/|title=England and Wales Green Party backs Welsh independence referendum|date=2 February 2021|website=Nation.Cymru}}</ref> following a 2020 conference vote.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite tweet |author=Wales Green Party |author-link=Wales Green Party |user=WalesGreenParty |number=1320041760198975494 |date=24 October 2020 |title=Today, Wales Green Party has committed to campaigning in favour of an Independent Wales in the event of a referendum. A huge thanks to all those who helped create and pass this motion! 💚 https://t.co/SSDI7zsVHf |language=en |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018230122/https://twitter.com/WalesGreenParty/status/1320041760198975494 |archive-date=18 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> For the [[2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales|2024 election]], the Welsh branch backed Welsh independence in their manifesto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=Wales Green Party want tax on wealthy to boost NHS and education |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg33k7m0kddo |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The party's general policy is to support the [[self-determination]] of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, should they wish to [[Separatism in the United Kingdom|secede from the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Defending Human Rights, Democracy and Justice |url=https://greenparty.org.uk/about/our-manifesto/defending-human-rights-democracy-and-justice/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=Green Party |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Unlike the UK's other prominent political parties, the Green Party regularly fields candidates against the [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] in general elections and they typically receive the largest vote share after the Speaker.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50320790 | title=General election 2019: The town that won't get a choice | work=BBC News | date=10 November 2019 }}</ref>

====European Union====
The Green Party was [[Eurosceptic]] for the [[1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1994 European Parliament elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meleady|first=Sean|date=2020-10-22|title=The Green Party - a journey from Europhobia to Europhilia|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/europe-news/sean-meleady-green-party-in-europe-3849452|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The New European|language=en-UK|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421104500/https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/europe-news/sean-meleady-green-party-in-europe-3849452}}</ref>

The party supported [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|the 2016 referendum]] on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, calling it "a vital opportunity to create a more democratic and accountable Europe, with a clearer purpose for the future".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeman |first1=Melissa |title=Yes to an EU Referendum: Green MP calls for chance to build a better Europe |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/yes-to-an-eu-referendum-green-mp-calls-for-chance-to-build-a-better-europe.html |website=GreenParty.org.uk |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |access-date=4 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410030540/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/yes-to-an-eu-referendum-green-mp-calls-for-chance-to-build-a-better-europe.html |archive-date=10 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2018}} The party has criticised the [[Common Agricultural Policy]], the [[Common Fisheries Policy]] and the "excessive influence" of the [[European Commission]] in comparison to the [[European Council]] and [[European Parliament]], describing it as "undemocratic and unaccountable".<ref name="Europe policy">{{cite news |title=Europe |url=https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/eu.html |access-date=2 April 2016 |work=Green Party of England and Wales |date=September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416032230/https://policy.greenparty.org.uk/eu.html |archive-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2018}} The party favoured a "three yeses" approach to Europe: "yes to a referendum, yes to major EU reform and yes to staying in a reformed Europe".{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} In 2013, then party leader, Natalie Bennett added that:
<blockquote>'Yes to the EU' does not mean we are content with the union continuing to operate as it has in the past. There is a huge democratic deficit in its functioning, a serious bias towards the interests of neoliberalism and 'the market', and central institutions have been overbuilt. But to achieve those reforms we need to work with fellow EU members, not try to dictate high handedly to them, as [[David Cameron]] has done.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Natalie |title=Natalie Bennett unveils our "Three Yeses" to Europe |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2013/01/23/natalie-bennett-unveils-our-three-yeses-to-europe/ |website=GreenParty.org.uk |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |access-date=4 April 2015 |date=23 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410053137/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2013/01/23/natalie-bennett-unveils-our-three-yeses-to-europe/ |archive-date=10 April 2015 }}</ref></blockquote>

The party came out in favour of the UK remaining in the EU in February 2016, prior to the EU referendum in June 2016.<ref name="Remain">{{cite news |date= 26 February 2016 |title= Greens: UK should remain in 'fairer, kinder' EU |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35671943 |work= BBC News |access-date= 18 January 2025}}</ref> Reasons the party cited for supporting remaining in the EU included the protection of workers rights and environmental standards.<ref name="Remain"/>

==Organisation and structure==
The party has two governing bodies — the Green Party Executive (GPEx), and the Green Party Regional Council. Day to day management of party affairs, as well as party finances and employment of staff are handled by the GPEx.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Constitution of the Green Party |url=https://members.greenparty.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-11/Constitution%20after%20Autumn%202022%20v1.pdf |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=The Green Party}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Current members of the Green Party Executive Committee |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/about-us/people/executive.html |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=The Green Party |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jarvis |first=Chris |date=5 July 2023 |title=Full list of candidates for Green Party Executive announced |url=https://bright-green.org/2023/07/05/full-list-of-candidates-for-green-party-executive-announced/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=Bright Green |language=en-GB}}</ref> The GPRC is the main policy body between Green Party Conferences, as well as handling broader political strategy, and responsibility as the ultimate disciplinary body of the party.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Green Party Regional Council |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/about-us/people/regional-council.html |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=The Green Party |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Member groups===
There are a number of member groups affiliated to the Green Party.

The youth wing of the Green Party, the [[Young Greens of England and Wales]], has developed independently from around 2002; it is for all Green Party members aged up to 30 years old or in full or part-time education. There is no lower age limit. The Young Greens have their own constitution, national committee, campaigns and meetings, and have become an active presence at Green Party Conferences and election campaigns. There are now many Young Greens groups on UK university, college and higher-education institution campuses. Many Green Party councillors are Young Greens, as are some members of GPEx and other internal party organs.<ref name=YGSite1>{{cite web |url=http://www.younggreens.org.uk |title=Young Greens Website |publisher=Younggreens.org.uk |access-date=25 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923121353/http://www.younggreens.org.uk/ |archive-date=23 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Groups:'''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://greenparty.org.uk/members/special-interest-groups/ |title= Special Interest Groups |website= greenparty.org.uk |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 10 July 2024}}</ref>
* Association of Green Councillors
* Greens for Animal Protection
* Greens of Colour
* Green Party Disability Group
* Feminist Greens
* Jewish Greens
* [[Green Left (England and Wales)|Green Left]]
* LGBTIQA+ Greens
* Green Seniors
* Green Party Trade Union Group
* Green Party Women
* [[Young Greens of England and Wales|Young Greens]]

==Membership and finances==
The Green Party relies more on membership income than other parties. In 2014, membership income made up 23% of Green Party income (compared to just 2% of Conservative Party and 9% of Liberal Democrat incomes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=How are UK political parties funded? |url=https://www.britpolitics.co.uk/a-level-uk-political-party-funded/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Britpolitics |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830212753/https://www.britpolitics.co.uk/a-level-uk-political-party-funded/ }}</ref> As Prof Catherine Rowett explains: "Money pays for leaflets, campaigns, staff time. Big parties have huge donors who want a reward in the form of corrupt access to government. We run a clean campaign with money from our members. Little bits of money, whatever you can afford".<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Rowett |first=Catherine |author-link=Catherine Rowett |user=catherinerowett |number=1551896884566007809 |date=26 July 2022 |title=@ranger1uk @TheGreenParty @bristolgreen Money pays for leaflets, campaigns, staff time. Big parties have huge donors who want a reward in the form of corrupt access to government. We run a clean campaign with money from our members. Little bits of money, whatever you can afford. |language=en |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807171329/https://twitter.com/catherinerowett/status/1551896884566007809 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Membership increased rapidly in 2014, more than doubling in that year.<ref name="greenparty.org.uk">{{cite web |url=http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/12/02/green-party-membership-up-100-since-january-1-2014/ |title=Green Party – Green Party Membership up 100% since January&nbsp;1, 2014 |access-date=2 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214153114/http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/12/02/green-party-membership-up-100-since-january-1-2014/ |archive-date=14 December 2014 }}</ref> On 15 January 2015, the Green Party claimed that the combined membership of the UK Green Parties (Green Party of England and Wales, [[Scottish Greens]], and [[Green Party Northern Ireland]]) had risen to 43,829 members, surpassing [[UKIP]]'s membership of 41,966, and making it the third-largest UK-wide political party in the UK in terms of membership.<ref name="BBC News 15 January 2015">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Green Party says it has more members than UKIP |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30829222 |date=15 January 2015 |website=BBC |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116081228/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30829222 |archive-date=16 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Independent 15 January 2015">{{cite news |last=Sabin |first=Lamiat |title=Greens get new member every 10 seconds to surge past Ukip's membership numbers ahead of general election |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-parties-overtaking-ukip-with-rapid-2000-rise-in-memberships-amid-tv-debate-exclusion-9979765.html |date=15 January 2015 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115195118/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-parties-overtaking-ukip-with-rapid-2000-rise-in-memberships-amid-tv-debate-exclusion-9979765.html |archive-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 14 January 2015, ''The Guardian'' had reported that membership of the combined UK Green Parties was closing on those of UKIP and the Liberal Democrats, but noted that it lagged behind that of the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP), which at the time had a membership of 92,187 members but is not a UK-wide party.<ref name="The Guardian 14 January 2015">{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Rowena |title=Greens close to overtaking Ukip and Lib Dems in number of members |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/14/green-party-overtaking-ukip-lib-dems-membership |date=14 January 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114221916/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/14/green-party-overtaking-ukip-lib-dems-membership |archive-date=14 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Membership of the party peaked at over 67,000 members in the summer of 2015 after the general election, but later declined subsequent to [[Jeremy Corbyn]] becoming leader of the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/more-people-have-joined-labour-since-jeremy-corbyn-became-leader-than-are-in-the-lib-dems-10512815.html |title=More people have joined Labour since Jeremy Corbyn became leader than are in Ukip |last=Stone |first=Jon |date=22 September 2015 |work=The Independent |access-date=2017-08-08 |language=en-GB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807223858/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/more-people-have-joined-labour-since-jeremy-corbyn-became-leader-than-are-in-the-lib-dems-10512815.html |archive-date=7 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the year ending 31 December 2019, Green Party income had increased to £3,454,562 and expenditure to £3,177,323.<ref>{{cite web|title= Financial accounts published for UK's larger political parties |url= https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/financial-accounts-published-uks-larger-political-parties|website= Electoral Commission |date= 27 October 2020|access-date= 7 May 2021}}</ref>
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| label17 = 2012<ref name="soa-2012">{{cite web |url=https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/SOASearch.aspx |title=The Green Party of England and Wales – Report and Financial Statements – Year ended 31&nbsp;December 2012 |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |page=4 |access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>
| data17 = 12619
| label18 = 2013<ref name="soa-2014">{{cite web |url=https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/SOASearch.aspx |title=The Green Party of England and Wales – Report and Financial Statements – Year ended 31&nbsp;December 2013 |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |page=4 |access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>
| data18 = 13809
| label19 = 2014<ref name="soa-2015">{{cite web |url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/16478 |title=The Green Party of England and Wales – Report and Financial Statements – Year ended 31&nbsp;December 2014 |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |page=4 |access-date=24 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828105045/http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/16478 |archive-date=28 August 2016 }}</ref>
| data19 = 30900
| label20 = 2015<ref name="soa-2016">{{cite web |url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/17487 |title=The Green Party of England and Wales – Report and Financial Statements – Year ended 31&nbsp;December 2015 |publisher=The Green Party of England and Wales |page=5 |access-date=24 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828105418/http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/17487 |archive-date=28 August 2016 }}</ref>
| data20 = 63219
| label21 = 2016<ref name="Green Party Membership Count">{{cite news |title=Electoral Commission 2016 |url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/19380 |access-date=30 August 2017 |date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205214355/http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/19380 |archive-date=5 December 2017 }}</ref>
| data21 = 45643
| label22 = 2017
| data22 =
| label23 = 2018<ref name="soa-2018">{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN05125 |title=Membership of UK political parties |publisher=www.parliament.uk |date=3 September 2018 |access-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622115343/https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN05125 |archive-date=22 June 2019 }}</ref>
| data23 = 39,350
| label24 = 2019<ref name="2019 membership" />
| data24 = 50,000
| label25 = 2021<ref name="December 2021 membership">{{cite web |url= https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN05125/SN05125.pdf |title= Membership of political parties in Great Britain |date= 31 August 2022 |website= UK Parliament House of Commons Library |access-date= 18 September 2022 |quote= Most recent data from the Electoral Commission suggests the Green Party of England and Wales had a membership of 54,306 at the end of December 2021}}</ref>
| data25 = 54,306
| label26 = 2022<ref name="December 2022 membership">{{cite web |url= https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Api/Accounts/Documents/25316|title=Report and Financial Statement of Accounts, Green Party|date= 22 August 2023 |website= Electoral Commission |access-date= 24 August 2023 |quote= As at 31 December 2022 the party had 53,126 members}}</ref>
| data26 = 53,126
| label27 = July 2024<ref name="July 2024">{{cite web |url=https://join.greenparty.org.uk/|title=Green Party website |date=16 July 2024 |website=greenparty.org.uk |quote=By joining the Green Party today, you are becoming part of a Green community of over 59,000 members working together to create a fairer, greener future.}}</ref>
| data27 = 59,000
| label28 = March 2025<ref name="March 2025">{{cite web |url=https://join.greenparty.org.uk/|title=Green Party website |date=March 2025 |website=greenparty.org.uk |quote=By joining the Green Party today, you are becoming part of a Green community of over 60,000 members working together to create a fairer, greener future. Our growing number of elected Greens show that people want our positive vision and practical solutions in their community.}}</ref>
| data28 = 60,000
}}

===Support base===

{{Quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote="Green voters have tended to be younger and better educated than the electorate at large, and they are known to be more likely than most voters to work in the [[public sector]]. In terms of values, Green voters have been found to be more often than not on the left of the political spectrum, and they have been more likely than the average voter to hold [[post-materialist]] values, including support for environmental protection."|source=— Sarah Birch, 2009{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=61}}}}

According to political scientist [[Sarah Birch]], the Green Party draws support from "a wide spectrum of the population".{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=53}} In 1995, sociologist Chris Rootes stated that the Green Party "appeals disproportionately to younger, highly educated professional people"; however, he noted that this support base was "not predominantly urban".{{sfn|Rootes|1995|p=85}} In 2009, Birch noted that the Greens' strongest areas of support were Labour-held seats in university towns or urban areas with relatively large student populations.{{sfn|Birch|2009|pp=58–59}} She noted that there were also strong correlations between areas of high Green support and high percentages of people who define themselves as having [[Irreligion|no religion]].{{sfn|Birch|2009|pp=59–60}}

Birch noted that sociological polling revealed a "strong relationship" between individuals having voted for the Liberal Democrats in the past and holding favourable views of the Green Party, noting that the two groups were competing for "similar sorts of voters".{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=64}}

== Spokespeople ==
The party has a number of Spokespeople, appointed by the party's ruling Green Party Executive Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.greenparty.org.uk/people/green-party-spokespeople/ |title= Green Party Spokespeople |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 7 May 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Role
!Spokesperson
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''Co-Leaders'''
|[[Carla Denyer]]
|Bristol City Councillor for the party from 2015 to 2024. MP for Bristol Central since July 2024.
|-
|[[Adrian Ramsay]]
|Former deputy leader of the party from 2008 to 2012 and Norwich City Councillor for the party from 2003 to 2011. MP for Waveney Valley since July 2024.
|-
|'''Deputy Leader'''
|[[Zack Polanski]]
|London Assembly Member for the party since 2021.
|-
|'''Wales Leader'''
|Anthony Slaughter
|First elected as the leader of the Wales Green Party in December 2018. Re-elected in December 2021.
|-
|'''Culture, Sport and Digital Inclusion'''
|Jack Lenox
|Councillor in Lancaster
|-
|'''Democracy and Citizen Engagement'''
|Nate Higgins
|Councillor in Newham
|-
|'''Disability'''
|Mags Lewis
|Environmental and disability activist from Leicester<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2022/07/15/mags-lewis-appointed-as-green-party-spokesperson-for-disability/ |title=Mags Lewis appointed as Green Party spokesperson for disability |date=15 July 2022 |website= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date=4 December 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204040621/https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2022/07/15/mags-lewis-appointed-as-green-party-spokesperson-for-disability/ |archive-date= Dec 4, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|'''Equalities and Diversity'''
|Ria Patel
|Councillor in Croydon
|-
|'''Finance and Economy'''
|[[Molly Scott Cato]]
|Former MEP (South West) for the party from 2014 to 2020.
|-
|'''Food, Agriculture & Rural Welfare'''
|Emily O'Brien
|Councillor in Lewes
|-
|'''Global Solidarity'''
|Carne Ross
|
|-
|'''Green New Deal'''
|Zoe Nicholson
|Councillor in Lewes
|-
|'''Health, Social Care and Public Health'''
|Dr Pallavi Devulapalli
|Councillor on the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk<ref>{{cite web |url=https://democracy.west-norfolk.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1652 |title=Councillor Pallavi Devulapalli |website=Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk |access-date=4 December 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204035858/https://democracy.west-norfolk.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1652 |archive-date= Dec 4, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|'''Housing and Communities'''
|[[Ellie Chowns]]
|Councillor in Herefordshire from 2017 to 2024 and former MEP (West Midlands) for the party from 2019 to 2020. MP for North Herefordshire since July 2024.
|-
|'''Lifelong Education'''
|Vix Lowthion
|
|-
|'''Migration and Refugee Support'''
|Benali Hamdache
|Councillor in Islington
|-
|'''Natural World'''
|Jonathan Elmer
|Councillor in Durham
|-
|'''Peace and Global Justice'''
|Shahin Ashraf
|
|-
|'''Policing and Domestic Safety'''
|Amanda Onwuemene
|Councillor in Birkenhead
|-
|'''Transport and Healthy Streets'''
|Matt Edwards
|Councillor in Bradford
|-
|'''Work, Employment and Social Security'''
|[[Catherine Rowett|Professor Catherine Rowett]]
|Councillor in Norfolk since July 2023 and former MEP (East of England) for the party from 2019 to 2020.
|}

==Election results==
{{Main|Green Party of England and Wales election results}}

The party has four [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|members of Parliament]], two members of the [[House of Lords]], three members of the [[London Assembly]], and hundreds of councillors who have been elected at the local level.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-lords-24554846 |title= Introductions |newspaper=BBC Democracy Live |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416121619/http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-lords-24554846 |archive-date=16 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-11-05a.97.2 |title=Introduction: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: 5 Nov 2013: House of Lords debates – TheyWorkForYou |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414162411/https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-11-05a.97.2 |archive-date=14 April 2019 }}</ref>

===House of Commons===
{{Main|List of Green Party of England and Wales MPs}}
[[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] was the Green Party's first seat, won at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] and then held at each subsequent election in [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]], [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]], [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]] and [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]. A further three seats were won in 2024 – [[Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol Central]], [[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]], and [[Waveney Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Waveney Valley]]. As with other small parties, representation at the House of Commons has been hindered by the [[first-past-the-post voting]] system,{{sfnm|1a1=Rootes|1y=1995|1p=68|2a1=Birch|2y=2009|2pp=56, 65}} meaning the party is highly under-represented. In 2019, it received 835,589 votes accounting for 2.7% of total votes, but only 0.2%, or one, of the seats.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2019/results/england |title=England results |date=13 December 2019 |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2019/results/wales |title=Wales results |date=13 December 2019 |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Election
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Leader(s){{refn|group=n|name=fna|This post was known as Principal Speaker(s) until 2008.<ref name="Principal Speaker" />}}
! colspan="3" | Votes
! colspan="2" | Seats
! rowspan="2" | Government
|-
! #
! %
! ±
! #
! ±
|-
! [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]]
| [[Jean Lambert]]
| [[Richard Lawson (Green politician)|Richard Lawson]]
| 170,047
| 0.5
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| {{Composition bar|0|650|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]}}
|-
! [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
| [[Peg Alexander]]
| [[David Taylor (Green politician)|David Taylor]]
| 61,731
| 0.3
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| {{Composition bar|0|659|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]}}
|-
! [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]]
| [[Margaret Wright (British politician)|Margaret Wright]]
| [[Mike Woodin]]
| 166,477
| 0.6
| {{increase}} 0.3
| {{Composition bar|0|659|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]}}
|-
! [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]
| [[Caroline Lucas]]
| [[Keith Taylor (British politician)|Keith Taylor]]
| 257,758
| 1.0
| {{increase}} 0.4
| {{Composition bar|0|646|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]}}
|-
! [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
| colspan="2" |[[Caroline Lucas]]
| 265,247
| 0.9
|{{decrease}} 0.1
|{{Composition bar|1|650|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
| {{no2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]–[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]}}
|-
! [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]]
| colspan="2" |[[Natalie Bennett]]
| 1,111,603
| 3.8
|{{increase}} 2.9
|{{Composition bar|1|650|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]}}
|-
! [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]]
| [[Caroline Lucas]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jonathan Bartley]]
|512,327
|1.6
| {{decrease}} 2.0
| {{Composition bar|1|650|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative minority]]<br /><small>''with [[Conservative–DUP agreement|DUP confidence & supply]]''</small>}}
|-
![[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]]
| [[Siân Berry]]
| 835,589
| 2.6
|{{increase}} 1.0
|{{Composition bar|1|650|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]}}
|-
![[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK election results 2024 {{!}} Constituency map |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/results |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| [[Carla Denyer]]
| [[Adrian Ramsay]]
| 1,841,888
| 6.7
| {{increase}} 4.1
|{{Composition bar|4|650|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{no2|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]}}
|}

===House of Lords===
The party's first [[life peer]] was [[Tim Beaumont|Baron Beaumont of Whitley]], who defected from the Liberal Democrat group of peers in 1999, spoke frequently in the house and died in 2008.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=66}} [[Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb|Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb]] became the next peer, 2013–present.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/09/millionaire-donors-back-cross-party-campaign-to-leave-eu |title=Millionaire donors and business leaders back Vote Leave campaign to exit EU |date=9 October 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |via=[[Press Association]] |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127220419/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/09/millionaire-donors-back-cross-party-campaign-to-leave-eu |archive-date=27 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Former party leader [[Natalie Bennett|Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle]] joined her in 2019. She was appointed on the back of continued strong election results for the party, through [[Theresa May]]'s resignation honours list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3081374/natalie-bennett-becomes-second-green-to-enter-the-lords |title=Natalie Bennett becomes second Green in the Lords |date=10 September 2019 |work=[[Business Green]] |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102156/https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3081374/natalie-bennett-becomes-second-green-to-enter-the-lords |archive-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref>

===European Parliament===
Since the first UK election to the European Parliament with proportional representation, in [[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|June 1999]], the Green Party of England and Wales has had representation in the European Parliament. From 1999 to 2010, the two MEPs were [[Jean Lambert]] (London) and Lucas (South East England). In 2010, on election to the House of Commons, Lucas resigned her seat and was succeeded by [[Keith Taylor (British politician)|Keith Taylor]]. In [[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|May 2014]], Taylor and Lambert held their seats, and were joined by [[Molly Scott Cato]] who was elected in the South West region, increasing the number of Green Party Members of the European Parliament to three for the first time.<ref>[[Green Party of England and Wales election results#European Parliament elections]]</ref> In [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|May 2019]], this number rose to seven: [[Scott Ainslie]] (London), [[Ellie Chowns]] (West Midlands), [[Gina Dowding]] (North West England), [[Magid Magid]] (Yorkshire and the Humber), [[Alex Phillips (Green politician)|Alexandra Phillips]] (South East England), [[Catherine Rowett]] (East of England), and the re-elected Scott Cato.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/european-election-results-green-party-pushes-tories-into-fifth-place-as-it-more-than-doubles-tally-a4152046.html |title=Green Party pushes Tories into fifth place in UK European election race as it more than doubles tally of MEPs |work=Evening Standard |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026102129/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/european-election-results-green-party-pushes-tories-into-fifth-place-as-it-more-than-doubles-tally-a4152046.html |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Leader(s){{refn|group=n|name=fna}}
! colspan="3" |Votes
! colspan="2" |Seats
! rowspan="2" |Position
|-
!#
!%
!±
!#
!±
|-
![[1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1994]]
|John Cornford
|[[Jan Clark]]
|471,257
|3.0
|{{decrease}} 11.9<ref name="auto1">Compared to the [[Green Party (UK)]] position in 1989.</ref>
|{{composition bar|0|87|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{nochange}}
|{{decrease}} 5th<ref name="auto1" />
|-
![[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|1999]]
|[[Mike Woodin]]
|[[Jean Lambert]]
|568,236
|5.3
|{{increase}} 2.3
|{{composition bar|2|87|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|{{nochange}} 5th
|-
![[2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2004]]
|[[Mike Woodin]]
|[[Caroline Lucas]]
|948,588
|5.6
|{{increase}} 0.3
|{{composition bar|2|78|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{nochange}}
|{{nochange}} 5th
|-
![[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2009]]
| colspan="2" |[[Caroline Lucas]]
|1,223,303
|7.8
|{{increase}} 2.2
|{{composition bar|2|72|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{nochange}}
|{{nochange}} 5th
|-
![[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2014]]
| colspan="2" |[[Natalie Bennett]]
|1,136,670
|6.9
|{{decrease}} 0.9
|{{composition bar|3|73|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{increase}} 1 
|{{increase}} 4th
|-
![[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2019]]
|[[Jonathan Bartley]]
|[[Siân Berry]]
|1,881,306
|11.8
|{{increase}} 4.9
|{{composition bar|7|73|hex={{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}}}
|{{increase}} 4
|{{nochange}} 4th
|}

===Local government===
{| align="right"
|-
| [[File:Green representation on Borough-City-District level 2019.png|thumb|upright=1.6|A map showing the representation of the Green Party of England and Wales at the district level of government following the 2019 local elections, excluding unitary authorities (grey).]]
| [[File:Green Representation on English and Welsh administrative divisions 2019.png|thumb|upright=1.6|A map showing the representation of the Green Party of England and Wales at the county/unitary authority level of government after the 2019 local elections.]]
|}

The party has representation at [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local government level]] in England and Wales. 

The party had its first local mayor, Peter Christie, in 1985 in [[Bideford]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hames |first=Peter |date=2024-03-05 |title=Peter Christie obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/05/peter-christie-obituary |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 

From the early 1990s until 2009, the number of Green local councillors rose from none to over 100.{{sfn|Birch|2009|p=56}}

In 2011, the party led a council for the first time, when they took [[Minority government|minority control]] of [[Brighton and Hove City Council]] following the [[2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27039093 |title=Guide to the 2010 European and local elections |date=21 May 2014 |access-date=24 May 2014 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523072350/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27039093 |archive-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2020, the Green Party again took minority control of Brighton, following the collapse of the Labour Party's minority administration.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-53520681 |title=Greens control Brighton council after 'anti-Semitic' resignations |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Since 2017, the party has steadily increased its number of councillors at every election, which after the [[2024 United Kingdom local elections|2024 local elections]] had reached an all-time high of 812 on 174 different councils.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68956733 |title=Green Party: Co-leaders hail highest number of councillors |date=4 May 2024 |website=BBC News}}</ref> The party announced on 3 May 2025, after the [[2025 United Kingdom local elections]], that it had made a net gain of 43 seats during the 2025 local elections, taking its total number of local councillors to 859 seats on 181 councils.<ref>{{cite web |date= 3 May 2025 |title= Record high for Green Party after County Council elections |url= https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/05/03/record-high-for-green-party-after-county-council-elections/ |website= greenparty.org.uk |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |access-date= 12 May 2025}}</ref>

The [[2023 United Kingdom local elections]] saw the Greens' winning an overall council majority for the first time on [[Mid Suffolk District Council]]. After the [[2024 United Kingdom local elections]] post-election negotiations, Greens lead coalitions on Babergh, Bristol, [[East Hertfordshire]], East Suffolk, Folkestone & Hythe, [[Forest of Dean District|Forest of Dean]], Hastings, Lewes, Maidstone, Stroud and Warwick councils and are part of coalitions running over two dozen more.

==Current and former representatives==
{{Main|List of Green Party of England and Wales parliamentarians}}
===House of Commons===
<gallery>
File:Official portrait of Siân Berry MP crop 2.jpg|[[Siân Berry]] MP ([[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]]), 2024–present
File:Official portrait of Ellie Chowns MP crop 2.jpg|[[Ellie Chowns]] MP ([[North Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Herefordshire]]), 2024–present
File:Carla Denyer MP portrait cropped.jpg|[[Carla Denyer]] MP ([[Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol Central]]), 2024–present
File:Adrian Ramsay MP portrait cropped.jpg|[[Adrian Ramsay]] MP ([[Waveney Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Waveney Valley]]), 2024–present
</gallery>

===House of Lords===
<gallery>
File:Official portrait of Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb crop 2, 2022.jpg|[[Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb|Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb]] 2013–present
File:Official portrait of Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle crop 2, 2023.jpg|[[Natalie Bennett|Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle]], 2019–present
</gallery>

=== Former ===
====House of Commons====
*[[Cynog Dafis]] MP ([[Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency)|Ceredigion]]), 1992–2000 (ran on a Joint Ticket with [[Plaid Cymru]] and was a member of the Green Party until 1997)
*[[Caroline Lucas]] MP ([[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]]), 2010–2024

====House of Lords====
*[[Tim Beaumont|Baron Beaumont of Whitley]], 1999–2008 (originally a peer for [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberals]] between 1967 and 1988 and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dems]] between 1988 and 1999)

==See also==
* [[Anti-nuclear movement in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Bright Green]]
* [[Green Left (England and Wales)]]
* [[Greens Organise]]
* [[List of British republicans]]
* [[List of green political parties]]
* [[Politics of the United Kingdom]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=n}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Sources===
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===Further reading===
* {{cite journal |last=Carter |first=Neil |title=The Greens in the UK general election of 7&nbsp;May 2015 |journal=Environmental Politics |volume=24 |year=2015 |issue=6 |pages=1055–1060 |doi=10.1080/09644016.2015.1063750 |bibcode=2015EnvPo..24.1055C |s2cid=154669515 }}
* {{cite book |last=Dennison |first=James |year=2016 |title=The Greens in British Politics: Protest, Anti-Austerity and the Divided Left |publisher=Palgrave }}
* [[James Dennison]]. 2020. "[[doi:10.1093/pa/gsaa026|How Niche Parties React to Losing Their Niche: The Cases of the Brexit Party, the Green Party and Change UK.]]" ''Parliamentary Affairs'', Volume 73, Pages 125–141
* {{cite encyclopedia |contribution=For the Common Good: The Green Party's 2015 General Election Campaign |first=Judy |last=Maciejowska |year=2017 |title=Political Communication in Britain: Polling, Campaigning and Media in the 2015 General Election |editor=Dominic Wring |editor2=Roger Mortimore |editor3=Simon Atkinson |publisher=Springer |pages=169–179 |isbn=978-3-319-40933-7 }}
* {{cite journal |title=It's not easy (not) being green: Agenda dissonance of Green Party press relations and newspaper coverage |first=Ceri |last=Hughes |journal=European Journal of Communication |year=2016 |volume=31 |pages=625–641 |number=6 |doi=10.1177/0267323116669454|s2cid=151322360 }}

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