Overview

• Voting opened on July 31 and will run through August 30, with the result due on September 2
• Incumbent co-leaders Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns are urging members to stick with the proven tactics that delivered four Westminster seats last year
• Challenger Zack Polanski is pitching an “eco-populist” approach aimed at generating headlines and broadening the party’s appeal
• The Green Party has grown to more than 60,000 members, holds four MPs and over 800 council seats across the UK
• Under the Greens’ biennial leadership cycle—delayed from 2024 to avoid clashing with the general election—any member enrolled by July 31 is eligible to vote