Dec 5th, 2024 – Last week’s Northbury by-election saw the Green Party place ahead of the Conservatives, Reform and the Liberal Democrats in central Barking, a sign that the party has become the challengers to Labour.
The Green Party also stood for the first time in Village ward in Dagenham, with both of our candidates taking just over 6% of the vote.
Coordinator of Barking, Dagenham and Havering Green Party, Mark Whiley, said, “We’ve never had a second place result in either Barking and Dagenham or Havering. This is a testament to the hard work of our candidates, activists, and those who placed their trust in us this time for real hope and real change.”
Northbury Green Party candidate, Simon Anthony, received 161 votes for a 16.56% vote share. The vote share was slightly higher than the 13.7% Simon received in the General Election in July 2024, although with a much lower turnout – as is often the case with by-elections.
Village Green Party candidates, Kim Arrowsmith and Tope Olawoyin received 103 and 97 votes respectively for a 6.5% and 6.1% share.