Swale Green Party | Swale Borough Council Elections 2023

Swale Greens are celebrating our fantastic local elections results - we now have THREE Green councillors sitting on Swale Borough Council! This was part of a monumental local election result where the Green Party made the most gains in its 50 year history and took control of a local authority for the first time in the UK - and Europe. Highlights of our success include:

A record 200 gains - the highest ever growth in the party’s 50 year history
Gaining majority control of a local authority for the first time in Mid Suffolk
A total of 155 net gains from the Conservatives - cementing our position as the true opposition to the government in many places across the country
Becoming the largest party on several Councils including Lewes, where the Conservatives were wiped out and a stunning result in East Hertfordshire, taking 17 seats from the Conservatives and holding two.
Breakthroughs in North East Derbyshire, Sevenoaks, New Forest, Southend-on-Sea, Havant, Erewash, Worthing, Staffordshire Moorlands and South Kesteven where Green candidate has ousted Conservative Council Leader and Greens have taken three other seats off the Conservatives.

The Green Party went into this year’s local elections looking to defend more seats than ever before - following its record surge in 2019. However, not only did the Greens hold 225 of their incumbent councillors, but the Greens have gained 201 new councillors, taking the total number of Green councillors in England and Wales to a record 738, on a record 166 councils.

The Green Party has taken majority control of Mid Suffolk council - the first time that Greens have held a majority on a council in England. Greens are now also the largest group on several councils in No Overall Control, where they will be engaging in negotiations with other parties over coming days to form an administration.

The Greens gained at the hands of some significant conservative losses - taking a net 155 seats from the Tories. Lewes District Council, where the Greens are already in administration, saw the Greens become the largest party. The Conservatives were completely wiped out in Lewes, going from the largest group to having no councillors at all.

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said:

“This has been an historic night for the Greens and one which paves the way for success in the general election next year. I want to congratulate the hundreds of councillors and the countless volunteers who have worked tirelessly to achieve this incredible set of results.

“With our wins in places such as Mid Suffolk, Lewes and East Hertfordshire, it is clear that the Conservatives are crumbling and in many areas it is now the Greens who are the only real opposition. The sooner we have a general election the better.

“Voters are fed up of this Conservative government and are turning to the Greens because we offer a real alternative, with hard-working local councillors and sound practical policies to tackle local and national issues such as the cost-of-living crisis, housing, underfunded and run down public services and the state of our rivers.”

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