2010 United Kingdom general election support of UKIP to force a hung parliament. The Green Party of England and Wales voted to have a position of leader for the first time; the first leadership election was won by Caroline Lucas, who successfully contested the constituency of Brighton Pavilion. In addition, a new loose coalition, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), contested a general election for the first time. TUSC was a grouping of left wing parties that participated in the 2009 European Parliament elections under the name of No2EU; members included the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Party, the Socialist Alliance, Socialist Resistance, and is
2015 United Kingdom general election in England leading to the resignation of its leader Nigel Farage. The Green party increased its share of the vote and held Brighton Pavilion but also failed to make any gains. The recorded swing in each case is calculated as two-way swing from the party that won in 2010 to the party targeting the seat. Negative swing implies that the targeting party lost votes to the incumbent party. Swing for the Greens is measured as one-party swing, i.e. the change in the party's share of the vote. 2015 United Kingdom general election in England The 2015 United Kingdom general election in England