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 Farnon's voice announces "Ladies and gentlemen, from London – meet Mr. Tony Bennett!" and Bennett steps onto the stage. The shows themselves were almost entirely musical; at the time Bennett described them as "mini-concerts". Providing support for the singers was a 38-person orchestra composed of some of England's leading musicians. These included Kenny Baker on trumpet, Bobby Lamb and Don Lusher on trombone, Danny Moss on tenor saxophone, and numerous others. There were strings as well, and the orchestra leader was Lionel Bentley. Also included in the orchestra were the members of Bennett's supporting combo at the time, John Bunch