Green Party (England and Wales)29 May 2026How a council navigated a close call to elect its new leaderGateshead Council holds its first AGM since the election but some of its councillors are in Turkey.29 May 202629 May 2026Council remains leaderless after 2nd failed electionNeither the Reform UK leader or Green Party leader gained enough votes to be elected council leader.29 May 202628 May 2026Greens can bring hope and joy, Makerfield candidate saysGreen candidate Sarah Wakefield pledged action on two "big buckets of issues".28 May 202622 May 2026Green by-elections may cost up to £250,000A number of Green councillors are ineligible to take up elected positions, leading to by-elections.22 May 202622 May 2026MP to take leave of absence due to 'burnout'Carla Denyer said she was taking "several weeks" off to recover from burnout22 May 202622 May 2026Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' postThe Green Party had announced Chris Kennedy withdrew as candidate for "personal and family reasons".22 May 202622 May 2026Labour Lord Mayor attacks own leader in speechRachel Lancaster used the Sky Blues success as a tool to criticise the city's Labour leader.22 May 202621 May 2026Green Party candidate pulls out of by-electionChris Kennedy withdraws from the contest hours after he was named as the Green Party's candidate.21 May 202621 May 2026Labour to lead council despite heavy election lossLabour and the Green Party say they will work together on Sheffield Council.21 May 2026...
