The Green Party is celebrating another record-breaking year having taken their councillor numbers to a new record high. Greens delivered impressive results in the County Council elections with good gains in places such as Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Devon while breaking through onto councils for the first time in areas where Reform dominated, including in Staffordshire and Leicestershire.
Co-Leader Carla Denyer MP said:
“The Green Party has broken new records by increasing our number of councillors for the eighth year running. While Labour and the Conservatives have buckled under the Reform insurgency, Greens just keep growing.
“Two party politics is dead and five party politics in England is the new norm. We have taken seats off the Tories and Labour and have shown we can be the positive and progressive antidote to Reform, holding their vote back in some places while breaking through onto other councils where Reform dominated.”
Co-leader Adrian Ramsay added:
“These elections have shown that Labour needs a complete reset. The government needs to listen to the anger and disquiet over our NHS being in crisis, winter fuel allowance being cut from many pensioners and the removal of benefits for many ill and disabled people. It needs to increase taxes for the super-rich so our councils can be properly funded to provide the local services that people are crying out for.
“Going into these elections Greens were already in administration in over 40 Councils and on the back of these results this is likely to increase. With over 850 councillors compared to a likely 650 or so, Greens still have many more councillors than Reform.
“Green councillors also have a track record of being community champions, offering hope and practical solutions on the housing crisis, cost of living, climate breakdown and protecting public services. They will continue to work hard all year round and the Green Party will carry on growing our representation at all levels of government.”