Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

<p>Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month</p><p>The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/02/zack-polanski-wins-green-party-leadership-election">Zack Polanski took over</a> as leader last month.</p><p>It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/12/green-party-reaches-100000-members-for-first-time-after-polanski-becomes-leader">Continue reading...</a>