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Nominations are now open for the 2025 elections to the Green Party leadership and the Green Party Executive (GPEx). There’s already a lot of attention on the leadership contest, but what of the other roles up for grabs?

Alongside the leadership election, this summer members of the Green Party will vote to elect new members of GPEx. That’s the body responsible for overseeing the day to day management of the party, including holding responsibility for finance and being the employer of the party’s staff.

Here’s the rundown of who’s announced they’re standing so far.

Daniel Johnston for external communications coordinator

The first candidate to step forward for external communications coordinator was Daniel Johnston.

On his campaign website, Johnston says: “It’s time for a bold messaging strategy to build a mass movement.

“Our ground game got us four seats in Parliament, but we have to start winning on the airwaves, on social media and in the press too.

“We need a meteoric rise in the polls to drag British politics back to the left and eliminate the threat from the far-right.”

Johnston’s website lists his experience in the party as having been a social media officer for both the South West Young Greens and South Gloucestershire Green Party.

He says he wants the Green Party’s communications to focus on the economy, health and housing.

Vix Lowthion for internal communications coordinator

The first candidate to announce for internal communications coordinator is Vix Lowthion.

Lowthion has a high profile in the party, having been a parliamentary candidate on the Isle of Wight multiple times. She has also previously served on GPEx before, as the party’s policy coordinator.

Announcing her candidacy on Facebook, Lowthion said: “I am really pleased to be standing for GPEX (Green Party National Executive Committee) in the 2025 elections this summer. I hope to meet the challenge of improving our Internal Communications – as well as steering our party through the coming years.”

Elsewhere in her announcement, she said her platform would focus on “engaging more members” and “developing our members’ website”.

Cade Hatton for equality and diversity coordinator

There are currently two announced candidates for equality and diversity coordinator. The first is Cade Hatton.

Hatton has stood previously for GPEx, standing unsuccessfully as a job share with Sebastian Cousins for the publications coordinator role in 2023.

Announcing his candidacy, Hatton said: “Right now I think the party is actually letting down a lot of its members, especially those from marginalised backgrounds. But I don’t think it really comes from a place of malice or bad intent, I think it’s just something that needs to be managed.”

He went on to say that he wanted to introduce training for members on diversity and inclusion, to deliver more support for liberation groups within the Green Party, and to make the party’s conference more accessible.

Ekua Bayunu and Kathyn Bristow for equality and diversity coordinator

The second candidate for equality and diversity coordinator is a job-share ticket of Ekua Bayunu and Kathryn Bristow.

Bayunu is a former Manchester City Councillor, having first been elected as Labour candidate before defecting to the Greens in 2022. Bristow, meanwhile, is a former co-chair of Green Party Women.

Bristow has stood for GPEx before, standing unsuccessfully for publications coordinator alongside Rachel Collinson in 2021.

Announcing their candidacy on Instagram, Bayunu said: “The only way to fight back against the far right is to reject bigotry and offer the real solutions to people’s problems.

“The Green Party needs to be that force, so Kat Bristow and I are standing together to be the party’s Equality and Diversity Coordinators.”

In a campaign launch video, the pair said that “The Green Party is the only party offering real hope and real change, but we’ve got a lot of work to do to make sure everyone feels welcome to contribute to our future success.”

Bayunu and Bristow have said that if elected they would prioritise better resourcing the party’s liberation groups and providing more support for party candidates with disabilities and caring responsibilities.

What roles are up for election?

There are 13 roles on the executive up for election this year in addition to the leadership and deputy leadership. These are as follows:

  • Chair
  • Campaigns Co-ordinator
  • Elections Co-ordinator
  • Equality and Diversity Co-ordinator
  • External Communications Co-ordinator
  • Finance Co-ordinator
  • Internal Communicatons
  • International Co-ordinators
  • Local Party Support Co-ordinator
  • Management Co-ordinator
  • Policy Development Co-ordinator
  • Publications Co-ordinator
  • Trade Union Liasion Officer

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