A Wealden councillor is seeking election to become deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

A Wealden councillor is seeking election to become deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

A Wealden councillor is seeking election to become deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.

Ani Townsend announces Green Party deputy leadership bid

A flurry of candidates for the deputy leadership of the Green Party have started to announce. The fourth candidate to enter the race was Ani Townsend, who announced their intention to stand on 9 June. Townsend has been a councillor in Bristol since 2015. In the 2024 general election, they stood for the Greens in the Bristol East constituency coming second to Labour and picking up 31 per cent of the vote. Launching their campaign, Townsend said: …