2016 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election 2016 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election The Green Party of England and Wales leadership election, 2016 took place from July to August 2016, with the campaign period taking place in July, and voting period in August. The incumbent leader, Natalie Bennett, announced on 15 May 2016 that she was not intending to stand for re-election after four years as the leader of the party, resulting in the first contested leadership election since 2012. Former Leader Caroline Lucas MP and Jonathan Bartley won the leadership election with a job share arrangement with 86% of the vote; the results
Candidates in the 2017 United Kingdom general election parties a total of 467, and the UK Independence Party 378. The total number of candidates by party is shown below: As is traditional, the Conservative Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats are not standing in the constituency of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Buckingham, although both the Green Party of England and Wales and the UK Independence Party are contesting the seat. Otherwise, the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are standing in all constituencies, except the Liberal Democrats are standing aside in Brighton Pavilion and Skipton and Ripon with local parties having decided to support the Green