History of the Green Party of England and Wales of Deputy Leader. The Green Party fielded more than 300 candidates for the 2010 general election. Caroline Lucas became the first Green candidate to gain a seat in Westminster, after being elected MP for Brighton Pavilion by a margin of 1,252 votes. The following week 600 new members had joined the Green Party bringing total membership to over 11,000. In previous years 600 new members was high for a whole year. On 24 May 2012, the six Green Party councillors elected to Stroud District Council formed a power sharing administration (a "constructive cooperation") with both the Labour Party and the
2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland votes<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Elected<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats gained<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats lost<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Net change<br>in seats<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of seats<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of votes<br> !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Change in %<br>of vote<br> "Italics" indicates a new member and/or party representing the seat. Bold indicates an MP who did not complete a full term. 2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland The 2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland occurred on 6 May 2010 and all 18 seats in Northern Ireland were contested. The election saw Sinn Féin win the most votes at a Westminster election for the first time and saw the Democratic Unionist