2025 Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election

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2025 Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election
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Registered64,581
Turnout16,013
24.8% (Increase2.svg12.3 pp)
 
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Candidate Mothin Ali Rachel Millward Frank Adlington-Stringer
Percentage33.51%22.83%16.03%
First round5,3663,6562,567
 
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CandidateAntoinette FernandezAni TownsendAlex Mace
Percentage9.09%8.46%3.43%
First round1,4551,355549
 
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CandidateAsh RouthThomas DawChas Warlow
Percentage3.28%1.52%1.00%
First round526243160
Previous deputy leader

Zack Polanski

Elected deputy leaders

Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward

An internal Green Party of England of Wales election was held in August 2025 to elect either one or two deputy leaders of the party, in line with the party's constitution. [1] It was held at the same time as the 2025 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election.

Contents

The incumbent deputy leader Zack Polanski, who had been in office since 2022, declined to run, instead running for the leadership position.

Background

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

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 was £500. [1]

Timetable

2025 GPEW leadership election timetable [7] [3]
Date(s)Relevant deadline/period
3 MayNotice of election published [8]
2 JuneNominations opened (10 am BST)
30 JuneNominations closed (12 noon)
2 JulyStatement of Persons Nominated published
3 JulyCampaign period began
1 AugustBallots opened
30 AugustBallots closed (12 noon)
1 SeptemberDeadline for postal ballots
2 SeptemberResults announced

Candidates

The candidate list, published 2 July, included the following 9 candidates: [9]

CandidateSloganPolitical officeDate announcedCampaign websiteSource(s)
Frank Adlington-Stringer Open. Honest. Direct.Councillor for Wingerworth ward, North East Derbyshire 30 June 2025 rankfrank1st.green [10]
Mothin Ali For Deputy, For YouCouncillor for Gipton and Harehills, Leeds 4 June 2025 www.mothinali.com [11] [12]
Thomas DawBuilding a Better Green PartyCouncillor for Wrington, North Somerset 7 May 2025 www.thomasdaw4deputy.com [13]
Antoinette FernandezAntoinette for AllCandidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (2024)
Candidate for 2024 London Assembly election, North East 		6 May 2025 antoinette-fernandez [5]
Alex MaceRadical hope can winCouncillor for St Stephen ward, Worcester 29 June 2025 [14]
Rachel Millward Hope can winDeputy leader of Wealden District Council 10 June 2025 www.rach4deputy.com [15] [16]
Ash RouthStanding order committee member
Candidate for Wakefield and Rothwell (2024)		N/A ashrouth.com
Ani TownsendCouncillor for Central ward, Bristol
Candidate for Bristol East (2024)		9 June 2025 anitownsend.com [17]
Chas WarlowCouncillor for South Richmond, Richmond upon Thames 27 June 2025 [18]

Hustings and debates

The debates that took place for the leadership were as follows:

DateTitleHostParticipantsLinkWider coverage/

source(s)

Adlington-StringerAliDawFernandezMaceMillwardRouthTownsendWarlow
24 JulyGreen Party Deputy Leadership Hustings 2025 Greens Organise PresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentAbsentPresentPresent YouTube

Results

With Polanski elected as a single leader, two deputy leaders were to be elected. Mothin Ali was elected first after 7 rounds of vote transfers from other candidates; a second count was then calculated with all male candidates removed to ensure the second deputy leader being of a different gender to the first, in which Rachel Millward was elected. 16,013 ballots were cast. [19]

First deputy leader position [19]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Green Mothin Ali 33.51%5,3665,379 5,402 5,575 5,865 6,344 7,151
Green Rachel Millward 22.83%3,6563,676 3,701 3,820 4,138 4,654 5,988
Green Frank Adlington-Stringer 16.03%2,5672,579 2,610 2,792 3,148 3,380
Green Antoinette Fernandez9.09%1,4551,469 1,502 1,622 1,875
Green Ani Townsend8.46%1,3551,364 1,390 1,620
Green Alex Mace3.43%549556 571
Green Ashley Routh3.28%526533 543
Green Thomas Daw1.52%243250
Green Chas Warlow1.00%160
Re-open nominations 0.86%136143 143 159 199 233 356
Exhausted votes064 151 425 788 1,402 2,518
Electorate: 64,581  Valid: 16,013  Quota: 8,006.5  Turnout: 16,013  
    Second deputy leader position [19]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    Green Rachel Millward 22.83%3,6565,842 6,022
    Green Antoinette Fernandez9.09%1,4552,765 2,983
    Green Ani Townsend8.46%1,3552,236 2,576
    Green Ashley Routh3.28%5261,008
    Green Mothin Ali 33.51%5,366
    Green Frank Adlington-Stringer 16.03%2,567
    Green Alex Mace3.43%549
    Green Thomas Daw1.52%243
    Green Chas Warlow1.00%160
    Re-open nominations 0.86%136419 450
    Exhausted votes03,743 3,982
    Electorate: 64,581  Valid: 16,013  Quota: 8,006.5  Turnout: 16,013  

      See also

      References

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      2. ↑ 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.
      3. 1 2 "2025 Internal Elections". Green Party. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
      4. 1 2 "Our Constitution". Green Party. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
      5. 1 2 Jarvis, Chris (12 May 2025). "Two candidates announce for the deputy leadership of the Green Party". Bright Green. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
      6. 1 2 Jarvis, Chris (9 June 2025). "Everything you need to know about the Green Party leadership election". Bright Green. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
      7. ↑ Brawn, Steph (5 May 2025). "Green deputy launches surprise bid to oust leaders in England and Wales". The National. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
      8. ↑ "Notice of Election: GPEW election of leaders and executive" (PDF). Green Party of England and Wales. 5 May 2025.
      9. ↑ "Deputy Leader". Green Party. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
      10. ↑ Jarvis, Chris (30 June 2025). "Frank Adlington-Stringer to stand for Green Party deputy leadership". Bright Green. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
      11. ↑ Rimi, Aisha (4 June 2025). "Leeds councillor who tried to break up riots enters Green deputy leader race". hyphenonline.com.
      12. ↑ 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.
      13. ↑ Wimperis, John (8 May 2025). "North Somerset's youngest councillor wants to be Green Party deputy leader". Somerset Live. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
      14. ↑ Wilkinson-Jones, Phil (1 July 2025). "Alex Mace runs for national Green Party deputy leadership". Worcester News. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
      15. ↑ 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.
      16. ↑ Name. "Wealden District Council". Wealden District Council. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
      17. ↑ Booth, Martin (9 June 2025). "Ani Townsend runs for Green Party deputy leader". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
      18. ↑ Jarvis, Chris (29 June 2025). "Chas Warlow to stand for Green Party deputy leader". Bright Green. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
      19. 1 2 3 "The Winners". Green Party. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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