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An internal Green Party of England of Wales election is being held in August 2025 to elect either one or two deputy leaders of the party, in line with the party's constitution.[1] It is being held at the same time as the 2025 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election.
The incumbent deputy leader Zack Polanski, who had been in office since 2022, declined to run, instead running for the leadership position.
Background
[edit]According to the constitution of the Green Party of England and Wales, deputy leader(s) of the party are elected every two years, at the same time as the leader(s). The election due to take place in 2024 was postponed due to the UK general election following a motion passed at the party's 2023 Autumn Conference.[2] Because of this, the leadership term will only be for one year. This election is being held concurrently with other elections to the executive of the party, including the leadership.[3]
Electoral system
[edit]Candidates put themselves forward as individuals. The leader and deputy leader team must consist of three individuals in total: either two joint leaders and one deputy leader, or one leader and two joint deputy leaders. As a result, the number of deputy leaders to be elected depends on the outcome of the concurrent leadership election: if two individuals are elected as leader then only one deputy will be elected, but if only one individual is elected as leader then two deputies will be elected.[4][5] In the latter scenario, the two deputy leaders must not be the same gender as each other.[6][4]
The election is held under a instant-runoff voting system. In the event that two deputy leaders are required to be elected, a form of single transferable vote is used. After the election of the first deputy leader, all candidates of the same gender as the first-elected deputy leader are eliminated and their vote preferences redistributed, thereby ensuring that the second-elected deputy leader is of a different gender to the first.[6] There is also an option to reopen nominations on the ballot.[1]
The spending limit for candidates is £500.[1]
Timetable
[edit]| Date(s) | Relevant deadline/period |
|---|---|
| 3 May | Notice of election published[8] |
| 2 June | Nominations opened (10 am BST) |
| 30 June | Nominations closed (12 noon) |
| 2 July | Statement of Persons Nominated published |
| 3 July | Campaign period began |
| 1 August | Ballots opened |
| 30 August | Ballots close (12 noon) |
| 1 September | Deadline for postal ballots |
| 2 September | Results to be announced |
Candidates
[edit]The candidate list, published 2 July, included the following 9 candidates:[9]
| Candidate | Slogan | Political office | Date announced | Campaign website | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Adlington-Stringer | Open. Honest. Direct. | Councillor for Wingerworth ward, North East Derbyshire | 30 June 2025 | rankfrank1st |
[10] |
| Mothin Ali | For Deputy, For You | Councillor for Gipton and Harehills, Leeds | 4 June 2025 | www |
[11][12] |
| Thomas Daw | Building a Better Green Party | Councillor for Wrington, North Somerset | 7 May 2025 | www |
[13] |
| Antoinette Fernandez | Antoinette for All | Candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (2024) Candidate for 2024 London Assembly election, North East |
6 May 2025 | antoinette-fernandez | [5] |
| Alex Mace | Radical hope can win | Councillor for St Stephen ward, Worcester | 29 June 2025 | [14] | |
| Rachel Millward | Hope can win | Deputy leader of Wealden District Council | 10 June 2025 | www |
[15][16] |
| Ash Routh | Standing order committee member Candidate for Wakefield and Rothwell (2024) |
N/A | ashrouth |
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| Ani Townsend | Councillor for Central ward, Bristol Candidate for Bristol East (2024) |
9 June 2025 | anitownsend |
[17] | |
| Chas Warlow | Councillor for South Richmond, Richmond upon Thames | 27 June 2025 | [18] |
Hustings and debates
[edit]The debates that took place for the leadership were as follows:
| Date | Title | Host | Participants | Link | Wider coverage/
source(s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlington-Stringer | Ali | Daw | Fernandez | Mace | Millward | Routh | Townsend | Warlow | |||||
| 24 July | Green Party Deputy Leadership Hustings 2025 | Greens Organise | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | YouTube | |
See also
[edit]- 2025 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election
- 2025 Scottish Greens co-leadership election
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2025 Internal Elections". Green Party. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (5 May 2025). "Zack Polanski announces he's running to be the next leader of the Green Party". Bright Green. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 Internal Elections". Green Party. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Our Constitution". Green Party. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b Jarvis, Chris (12 May 2025). "Two candidates announce for the deputy leadership of the Green Party". Bright Green. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b Jarvis, Chris (9 June 2025). "Everything you need to know about the Green Party leadership election". Bright Green. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Brawn, Steph (5 May 2025). "Green deputy launches surprise bid to oust leaders in England and Wales". The National. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Notice of Election: GPEW election of leaders and executive" (PDF). Green Party of England and Wales. 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Deputy Leader". Green Party. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (30 June 2025). "Frank Adlington-Stringer to stand for Green Party deputy leadership". Bright Green. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Rimi, Aisha (4 June 2025). "Leeds councillor who tried to break up riots enters Green deputy leader race". hyphenonline.com.
- ^ Osuh, Chris (9 June 2025). "Mothin Ali challenges Greens' 'middle class' image as he enters deputy race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Wimperis, John (8 May 2025). "North Somerset's youngest councillor wants to be Green Party deputy leader". Somerset Live. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Wilkinson-Jones, Phil (1 July 2025). "Alex Mace runs for national Green Party deputy leadership". Worcester News. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Oxburgh, Hugh (11 June 2025). "A Wealden councillor is seeking election to become deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales". SussexWorld. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Name. "Wealden District Council". Wealden District Council. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Booth, Martin (9 June 2025). "Ani Townsend runs for Green Party deputy leader". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Jarvis, Chris (29 June 2025). "Chas Warlow to stand for Green Party deputy leader". Bright Green. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
External links
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