Green Party of England and Wales

The Green Party of England and Wales is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. The party's policies promote environmentalism and progressive social reform. It wants to create a system of proportional representation for British elections. 

The party has 5 out of 573 English and Welsh seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, three members of the London Assembly and hundreds of elected members of local government. The party is close to the Scottish Green Party and the Green Party of Northern Ireland. The party's first leader was Caroline Lucas from 2008 until 2012. Its current leader is Zack Polanski, who was elected as leader on 2 September 2025.

The Green Party includes several regional parties. The Cornish Green Party supports autonomy for Cornwall.

Policies
Sources: 

 Investment in the National Health Service (NHS)
 £15 an hour minimum wage
 Give rights to those renting a property
 More renewable energy
 End university tuition fees
 Bring the railways, water companies and the largest five energy companies into public ownership to lower the cost of train tickets, water bills and fuel bills
 Tax the assets of those with over ten million pounds
 Increase tax on those earning over £50,270 a year
 Make large industries - such as airlines - pay £120 for every tonne of carbon they put out
 Introduce free school meals for all children
 End government subsidies to oil and gas companies

Current representatives
House of Commons

House of Lords

List of leaders
Leader(Birth–Death) Took office Left officeElection60pxCaroline Lucas(1960–)MEP for South East England (before 2010)MP for Brighton Pavilion (from 2010)5 September 20083 September 20122008201080x80pxNatalie Bennett(1966–)3 September 20122 September 20162012201480x80pxCaroline Lucas(1960–)MP for Brighton Pavilion 60px Jonathan Bartley(1971–)2 September 20164 September 20182016 85x85pxSiân Berry(1974–)Member of the London Assembly4 September 201831 July 202120182020Siân Berry served as Acting Leader during this interim, following the resignation of Jonathan Bartley.60pxCarla Denyer(1985–)MP for Bristol Central (from 2024)60pxAdrian Ramsay(1981–)MP for Waveney Valley (from 2024) 1 October 2021 2 September 20252021 80x80pxZack Polanski(1982–)Member of the London Assembly2 September 2025Incumbent2025

References

 Other websites 
 Official website