Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry have been elected Co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales, receiving 74 per cent of votes cast.
Standing on a joint ticket following Caroline Lucas’ decision not to run again – Lucas served as Co-leader with Bartley from 2016 – the pair received 6,239 votes out of a total 8,379 votes cast. Fellow candidates Shahrar Ali and Leslie Rowe received 1,466 and 495 votes each.
Meanwhile, Amelia Womack was re-elected as Deputy Leader and will now serve a third term in the post. Womack received 3,981 votes out of a total 7,369 votes cast, placing ahead of Andrew Cooper, Rashid Nix and Jonathan Chilvers respectively.
The new leadership team took to Twitter to thank their supporters following the results.
Feel very privileged to have been re-elected with @sianberry Thank you so much for putting your trust in us. Let’s move @TheGreenParty to the next level! https://t.co/358FNIkXsW
— Jonathan Bartley (@jon_bartley) 4 September 2018
Very happy to have a new job today, with such a great new colleague in @jon_bartley too. Thanks absolutely loads to everyone who put their faith in us! https://t.co/PtzyXFfwie
— Sian Berry (@sianberry) 4 September 2018
I am honoured to announce that I have been reelected as the Green Party's deputy leader for a third term. Thank you to everyone who voted for me and all of your support over the last four years
— Amelia Womack (@Amelia_Womack) 4 September 2018
Certain positions on the Green Party Executive (GPEx) have also been up for election. GPEx meets around 10 times a year and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the party.
The party’s leadership team will now serve two-year terms, while GPEx members will serve for one year before going up for re-election in advance of next year’s Autumn Conference.
The full results from the leadership and executive elections are as follows and will be formally declared at the party’s Autumn Conference in Bristol on 5-7 October:
Co-leaders
Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry
Deputy Leader
Amelia Womack
Campaigns Co-ordinators
Britta Goodman and Caroline New
Chair
Liz Reason
Elections Co-ordinators
Tom Beament and Judy Maciejowska
Equalities and Diversity Co-ordinator
Claudine Letsae
External Communications Co-ordinator
Rob Shepherd
Finance Co-ordinator
Sebastian Sandys
International Co-ordinator
Michal Chantkowski and Alice Hubbard
Management Co-ordinator
Zoe Nicholson
Policy Development Co-ordinator
Ronald Stewart
Trade Union Liaison Officer
Paul Valentine
Policy Development Committee (PDC)
Emma Robson, Ben Samuel and Linda Freeman