Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales | |
---|---|
Appointer | Members of the Green Party of England and Wales through leadership elections held biennially |
Precursor | Principal Speakers |
Under the rules of the Green Party of England and Wales, if there are two co-leaders of the party, then there is to be a single deputy leader. If there is a single leader of the party, then there must be 2 deputy leaders of the party. [1] [2]
Unlike the position of Leader of the Greens, inviduals can not stand on joint tickets.
Adrian Ramsay was elected unopposed as the first deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales on 5 September 2008. [3] He was re-elected as Deputy Leader in the 2010 leadership election with 73.4% of the vote. He was speculated as a possible successor to the party's first leader, Caroline Lucas, but did not stand in the 2012 leadership election nor seek re-election as deputy leader. [4] [5]
In 2012, Will Duckworth stood for Deputy Leader in the 2012 leadership election, on a joint platform with Romayne Phoenix, who contested the party leadership. [6] Although Phoenix was not elected, Duckworth beat Richard Mallender to become Deputy Leader. [7]
Amelia Womack was elected deputy leader of the Green Party in September 2014, delivering her first speech in the role at the party's conference on 6 September. [8] Having been elected at the age of 29, Womack is the youngest deputy leader of any political party in the UK. [9]
In the 2014 leadership election, Amelia Womack and Shahrar Ali were elected as the deputy leaders, defeating Will Duckworth, and two other male candidates. Having been elected at the age of 29, Womack is the youngest deputy leader of any political party in the UK. [9]
Amelia Womack was re-elected in the 2016 leadership election to serve a second two-year term. [10] Sharar Ali was defeated, losing his position and coming in third place. [11] Womack was re-elected Deputy Leader in the 2018 leadership election, [12] and again in the 2020 leadership election. [13]
Amelia Womack declined to stand again, and in the 2022 deputy leadership election, Zack Polanski was elected deputy leader.
In 2025, incumbent deputy leader Zack Polanski announced he was standing for leader in the 2025 leadership election. [1] In the concurrent deputy leadership election, Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward were elected co-deputy leaders on 2 September 2025. [14]
Deputy Leaders | Took office | Left office | Elected | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Adrian Ramsay | 5 September 2008 | 14 September 2010 | 2008 | ||
![]() | Adrian Ramsay | 14 September 2010 | 3 September 2012 | 2010 | ||
![]() | Will Duckworth | 3 September 2012 | 1 September 2014 | 2012 | ||
![]() | Amelia Womack | ![]() | Shahrar Ali | 7 September 2014 | 31 August 2016 | 2014 |
![]() | Amelia Womack | 4 September 2018 | 7 September 2022 | 2016 2018 2020 | ||
![]() | Zack Polanski | 7 September 2022 | 2 September 2025 | 2022 | ||
![]() | Mothin Ali | ![]() | Rachel Millward | 2 September 2025 | Incumbent | 2025 |
The parallel vote for deputy leader saw the incumbent, Amelia Womack, voted in again.
The party's deputy leader, Amelia Womack, was re-elected for a fourth term.