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The Green Party has moved decisively forward in Norwich South as a result of this week’s General Election result.

The candidate, Adrian Ramsay, says he’s obviously disappointed not to have won the seat, but very pleased at the big increase in the Greens’ vote share, which has more than doubled since the previous General Election.

While the vote share of the Conservatives and the winning Lib-Dems shifted very little, it was the Labour vote share which fell back while the Green Party share increased.

Simon Wright Liberal Democrat 13,960 29.4% -0.6%
Charles Clarke Labour 13,650 28.7% -8.7%
Antony Little Conservative 10,902 22.9% +1.1%
Adrian Ramsay Green 7,095 14.9% +7.5%

Norwich South produced the second highest Green Party vote anywhere in the country. Party leader Caroline Lucas had the best result, winning Brighton Pavilion to become the first Green MP at Westminster. But Norwich South is still seen as the constituency most likely to produce the next Green MP.

Adrian Ramsay, who is deputy party leader and still a city councillor, recognises that it is for the Party itself to make a decision on future candidacy. He said:

“It’s a fantastic national breakthrough to see Caroline Lucas elected as the first Green MP. It is important to have an ethical voice in a hung Parliament to press for a fairer society, to oppose privatisation and cuts in public services and to challenge the growing gap between rich and poor.

“Now that the Green Party has its first seat, and the credibility which goes with it, we’ll be campaigning hard to build on that next time and Norwich South is clearly our next best seat.”


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