Success in England and Northern Ireland proves Greens are now seen as a real alternative in the UK

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In local elections on the 5th of May, Greens gained 23 seats in England bringing its total number of councillors to 61. The Party fielded 1,600 candidates across the country, with the biggest win in Brighton and Hove, where it gained 10 seats to reach a total of 23.

Caroline Lucas, Party Leader and MP for Brighton and Hove, said the Party's long-standing presence in the area was probably a factor. "We've had councillors here since 1996, people have seen Green policies in action, they like what they see, and they want more. The challenge, of course, is to scale this up and to spread it out more widely."