Voting is underway in the leadership contest for the Green party of England and Wales. Current party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has teamed up with MP Ellie Chowns, after Carla Denyer decided not to stand for re-election.
The party membership will have to decide between the Ramsay and Chowns ticket or the Green party’s current deputy leader, Zack Polanski.
Ramsay, who was elected as Green party MP for Waveney Valley in 2024, has been co-leader since 2021. He was previously the deputy leader of the Green party of England and Wales from 2008 to 2012.
Chowns, Green party MP for North Herefordshire, won her seat last year. A former MEP for the West Midlands for the party, she was a councillor on Herefordshire Council from 2017 and leader of the council’s Green group until she stepped down following her election to parliament.
Ramsay and Chowns are highlighting their many years of experience in politics, saying they want to “turn values into power”.
Polanski, who describes himself as an “eco-populist”, has been the deputy leader of the Green party of England and Wales since 2022. He has been a member of the London Assembly since May 2021. He says he is the candidate who can “scale up and diversify” the party.
Members of the party can vote until Saturday, 30 August. Results will be announced on Tuesday, 2 September.
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