Green Party of England and Wales elections in England and Wales, the Green Party in Brighton and Hove took minority control of the City Council by winning 23 seats, 5 short of an overall majority. At the 2012 local government elections the Green Party gained 5 seats, and retained both AMs at the 2012 London Assembly election. At the London Mayoral Election the party's candidate Jenny Jones finished third, and lost her deposit. In May 2012, Lucas announced that she would not seek re-election to the post of party leader. In September, Natalie Bennett was elected party leader and Will Duckworth deputy leader in the leadership
Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town a time, so as to give audiences a little more to come for than just what went into a half hour. Peter Fraser–Jones served as both director and a producer, while Philip Jones was another producer. Bennett and Farnon both praised the work of Fraser-Jones. During this time Bennett lived on Grosvenor Square with his wife Sandra and their very young daughter Joanna. The last of the tapings was done on 12 March 1972; by May 1972, Bennett had travelled to the United States for an extended concert engagement there. The series as aired consisted of thirteen half-hour episodes. In