Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

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Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
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since 2 September 2025
AppointerMembers of the Green Party of England and Wales
through leadership elections held biennially
PrecursorPrincipal 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]

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Unlike the position of Leader of the Greens, inviduals can not stand on joint tickets.

History

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]

List of Deputy Leaders of the Greens

Deputy LeadersTook officeLeft officeElected
Adrian Ramsay.jpg Adrian Ramsay 5 September 20083 September 2012 2008
2010
Will Duckworth.jpg Will Duckworth 3 September 20121 September 2014 2012
Amelia Womack in Sheffield (cropped).jpg Amelia Womack Shahrar Ali.png Shahrar Ali 7 September 201431 August 2016 2014
Amelia Womack in Sheffield (cropped).jpg Amelia Womack 4 September 20187 September 2022 2016
2018
2020
Zack Polanski, Green Party London Assembly Member (cropped 2).jpg Zack Polanski 7 September 20222 September 2025 2022
MothinAli.jpg Mothin Ali Rachel Millward (cropped).png Rachel Millward 2 September 2025Incumbent 2025

Timeline

Rachel MillwardMothin AliZack PolanskiShahrar AliAmelia WomackWill DuckworthAdrian RamsayDeputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Election results

2025

First deputy leader position [15]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
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  

    All male candidates were removed for the second count, to ensure the second deputy leader being of a different gender to the first. [15]

    Second deputy leader position [15]
    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  

      2022

      Candidate1st round2nd round
      Votes%Votes%
      Zack Polanski 42%51%
      Tyrone Scott28%42%
      Shahrar Ali 24%
      Nick Humberstone6%
      Re-open nominations

      2020

      CandidateFirst roundSecond round
      Votes%Votes%
      Amelia Womack 3,00646.5%3,41655.2%
      Cleo Lake2,15333.3%2,77744.8%
      Andrea Carey Fuller68410.6%Eliminated
      Tom Pashby3094.8%Eliminated
      Nick Humberstone2824.3%Eliminated
      Re-open nominations 250.4%Eliminated
      Turnout6,45913.0%

      2018

      CandidateVotes%
      Amelia Womack 3,981
      		54.3%
      Andrew Cooper1,836
      		25.0%
      Rashid Nix1,062
      		14.5%
      Jonathan Chilvers438
      		6.0%
      Re-open nominations 18
      		0.3%
      Turnout7,33521.0%

      2016

      CandidateFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
      Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
      Amelia Womack 4,74241.8%4,88243.7%5,23147.5%6,06357.1%
      Andrew Cooper1,77815.7%1,85916.7%1,97918.0%2,30821.7%
      Shahrar Ali 1,71615.1%1,82016.3%1,94817.7%2,24421.1%
      Kat Boettge1,51013.3%1,62314.5%1,84516.8Eliminated
      Daniella Radice9248.2%9838.8%Eliminated
      Störm Poorun4453.9%Eliminated
      Alan Borgars1791.6%Eliminated
      Re-open nominations 440.4%Eliminated

      2014

      Unlike in other years, the Green Party did not publish the full breakdown of the deputy leadership election. Two deputy leaders were to be elected, required to be of different genders.

      CandidateFirst roundSecond round
      Votes%Votes%
      Amelia Womack 1,598
      Will Duckworth 1,1081,277
      Shahrar Ali 1,314
      Mark Ereira-Guyer
      Rob Telford
      Re-open nominations

      2012

      Under the election rules operating at the time, the deputy leader could not be of the same gender as the leader. Caroline Allen and Alexandra Phillips were thus eliminated and first preference votes cast for them were redistributed to the highest expressed preference for an eligible candidate. [16] No candidate achieved the necessary quota, but the election rules required that "re-open nominations" not be eliminated, so the candidate with the highest vote was elected.

      CandidateVotes%
      Will Duckworth 1,30047.9
      Richard Mallender1,24544.9
      Re-open nominations 2007.2
      Caroline AllenEliminated
      Alexandra Phillips Eliminated

      2010

      CandidateVotes%
      Adrian Ramsay 2,386
      		73.4%
      Derek Wall 826
      		25.4%
      Re-open nominations 39
      		1.2%
      Turnout3,25125.5%

      2008

      CandidateVotes
      Adrian Ramsay Unopposed

      See also

      References

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      2. ↑ Jarvis, Chris (12 May 2025). "Two candidates announce for the deputy leadership of the Green Party". Bright Green. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
      3. ↑ "Adrian Ramsay". Green Party. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008.
      4. ↑ "Caroline Lucas and Green party have Lib Dems in their sights". The Guardian. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
      5. ↑ "Green party searches for new leader". The Guardian. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
      6. ↑ "Runners and riders: Green Party leadership". BBC News. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
      7. ↑ "New Leader and Deputy Leader announcement". 3 September 2012. 3 September 2012.
      8. ↑ "Amelia Womack's maiden speech as Green Party Deputy Leader (Full Text)". Green Party. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
      9. 1 2 "Amelia Womack". HuffPost . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
      10. ↑ "Green Party announces Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley as co-leaders". ITV News. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
      11. ↑ Mortimer, Josiah (3 September 2016). "Revealed: Full breakdown of the Green Party leadership election". Bright Green. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
      12. ↑ Walker, Peter (4 September 2018). "Jonathan Bartley and Siân Berry win Green party leadership race". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 August 2020. The parallel vote for deputy leader saw the incumbent, Amelia Womack, voted in again.
      13. ↑ Walker, Peter (9 September 2020). "Green party re-elects co-leaders Siân Berry and Jonathan Bartley". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 September 2020. The party's deputy leader, Amelia Womack, was re-elected for a fourth term.
      14. ↑ "Zack Polanski wins Green Party leadership contest". The National. 2 September 2025.
      15. 1 2 3 "The Winners". Green Party. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
      16. ↑ "Green Party|Results of leadership election". Green Party. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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