Forty-seven new Verdant councillors took their seats this week, after a local election night the party is calling its strongest in two decades.
Verdant now holds 859 council seats across England, Scotland and Wales — the highest number in our 36-year history. The largest gains came in the South West, where the party became the second-largest group on Bristol City Council, and in the North East, where Greens took control of two parish councils outright.
The headline gains
- Bristol — became the second-largest group on the council
- Mid Devon — first ever Verdant councillors elected (3 seats)
- Norwich — held all 7 incumbents and gained 2 more
- Lewes — overall majority of the council, for the first time
“This is what happens when you knock on enough doors. Not magic — work.”— Adrian Ramsay, co-leader
The new Verdant councillors will be sworn in across May and June. We'll be sharing their stories, in their own words, over the coming weeks.
