2015 Brighton and Hove City Council election to £80 million. Other issues faced by the party included internal disputes, which had seen several attempts to remove Green party leader (and leader of Brighton & Hove Council), Jason Kitcat. In one prominent incident the Green administration faced a strike by the city's binmen, following changes to their allowances. The strike, undertaken during the summer, saw refuse go uncollected. The Green administration split over the strike, with several Green councillors (alongside Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas), including Kitcat's deputy, siding with the binmen. 2015 Brighton and Hove City Council election The 2015 Brighton and Hove City Council election took
Green Party of England and Wales election results votes in the General election. The Green Party stood in 571 seats across the UK in the 2015 general election. They held Brighton Pavilion and came second place in Bristol West, Liverpool Riverside, Manchester Gorton and Sheffield Central, with third places in 17 constituencies. It was the first time the party garnered more than one million votes in a general election. Deposits were saved in 123 constituencies, where the Green candidate collected at least 5% of the votes cast. In the 2017 general election, Green candidates stood in 457 seats across the UK, standing down in some seats to enable