North West Green Party election results

23 May 2010

General Election:

The Green Party fielded a record 24 candidates in the North West in the General Election; whilst the Party nationally celebrated its first MP in the victory of Caroline Lucas in Brighton, here the Party was squeezed by tactical voting, in what was seen as the closest election for many years.

The highest percentages for Green candidates in the North West were:

Gina Dowding Lancaster and Fleetwood - 4.4%

Tom Crone Liverpool Riverside - 3.5%

Justine Hall Manchester Gorton - 2.7%

Local Elections:

Whilst a number of good votes were obtained around the region, the much higher turnout on the back of the general election, mainly for 'The Three Main Parties', resulted in the Green Party not increasing its councillor base in this round of local elections, leaving the Party with 16 primary authority councillors across the region (in contrast the BNP saw its much smaller councillor base in the region shrink still further).

The best Green party results were

Linda Mellor Halton (Kingsway ward) 36%

Tom Crone Liverpool (St Michaels) 30%

Patrick Cleary Wirral (Birkenhead and Tranmere) 24%

Gayle O'Donovan Manchester (Hulme) 22%

John Reardon Carlisle (St Aidans) 20%