Natalie Bennett

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The Baroness Bennett
of Manor Castle
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Official portrait, 2023
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
In office
3 September 2012 2 September 2016
Labour Nasim Ali * 1,329 42.4 -6.0
Labour Theo Blackwell * 1,204 38.4 -7.1
Labour Heather Johnson * 1,172 37.4 -7.3
Conservative Michele Potel81426.0-2.4
Conservative James Morris 80425.6-1.6
Conservative John Iredale79225.3-0.7
Green Natalie Bennett61619.6-4.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Brown58618.7+4.1
Green Stephen Plowden46314.8-8.0
Green Joel Derbyshire43413.8-5.6
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Nicholson42413.5+2.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Waddington33010.5-0.3
Turnout 8,96836.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
2010 Camden London Borough Council election:St Pancras and Somers Town (3) [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Robinson * 2,744 52.9 +7.8
Labour Peter Brayshaw 2,650 51.1 +10.4
Labour Samata Khatoon 2,614 50.4 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Abdus Shaheed1,02419.7+5.7
Liberal Democrats Dave Hoefling1,01119.5+8.8
Liberal Democrats Frederic Carver92717.9+7.7
Green Natalie Bennett73814.2-2.5
Conservative Adam Lester72113.9-0.3
Conservative Brian Rice70113.5-0.3
Conservative Patsy Prince68813.3-0.3
Green Matty Mitford4679.0-2.9
Green Cathryn Symons4228.1+1.2
Turnout 5,19057.2+18.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

House of Commons

General election 2010: Holborn and St Pancras [36] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Dobson 25,198 46.1
Liberal Democrats Jo Shaw15,25627.9
Conservative George Lee11,13420.4
Green Natalie Bennett1,4802.7
BNP Robert Carlyle7791.4
UKIP Max Spencer5871.1
Independent John Chapman960.2
English Democrat Mikel Susperregi750.1
Independent Iain Meek440.1
Majority9,94217.8
Turnout 54,64962.9
Registered electors 86,563
Labour hold Swing
General election 2015: Holborn and St Pancras [38] [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keir Starmer 29,062 52.9 +6.8
Conservative Will Blair12,01421.9+1.5
Green Natalie Bennett7,01312.8+10.1
Liberal Democrats Jill Fraser3,5556.5−21.4
UKIP Maxine Spencer2,7405.0+3.9
CISTA Shane O'Donnell2520.5New
Animal Welfare Vanessa Hudson 1730.3New
Socialist Equality David O'Sullivan1080.2New
Majority17,04831.0+13.2
Turnout 54,91763.3+0.4
Registered electors 86,764
Labour hold Swing +2.6
General election 2017: Sheffield Central [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Blomfield 33,963 70.9 +15.9
Conservative Stephanie Roe6,21513.0+1.9
Green Natalie Bennett3,8488.0-7.8
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed 2,4655.1-4.6
UKIP Dominic Cook1,0602.2-5.3
Yorkshire Jack Carrington1970.4New
Pirate Rob Moran910.2-0.1
SDP Joe Westnidge380.1New
Majority27,74857.9+15.7
Turnout 47,87762.0+4.6
Labour hold Swing +7.0

Political positions

Natalie Bennett campaigning in Cambridge during the general election of 2015. Natalie Bennett-IMG 4086.jpg
Natalie Bennett campaigning in Cambridge during the general election of 2015.

Bennett has considered herself a feminist since she was a young child, claiming that it was her "first politics". [41] She also founded the Green Party women's group and was a trustee of the Fawcett Society between 2010 and 2014. She became interested in environmental issues when she obtained a degree in Agricultural Sciences. [12] She is in favour of abolishing the monarchy. [42] In an April 2015 interview, she said that she supports the Green Party policy of an economic and cultural boycott of Israel, and also thought that Britain should cease arms sales to Saudi Arabia. [43] She has also voiced support for polygamy and polyamorous relationships. [44]

Personal life

Baroness Bennett is single and lives in Sheffield. [45] During her time as leader her partner was Jim Jepps, a left-wing activist who was a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) for approximately a decade until 2003. [46] [47]

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Media offices
Preceded by Editor of The Guardian Weekly
2007–2012
Succeeded by
Abby Deveney
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
2012–2016
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