A disappointing result from Labour.
Equally disappointing and frustrating Conservative results.
But…
A really encouraging and inspiring result from the Greens.
So far, with over 90% of the results in, the Green Party have 121 new councillors bringing the total to over 400 Green councillors in at least 139 councils across England and Wales, 8 seats in the Scottish parliament and stunning results across the country when you look at the share of the vote – Greens often coming in second or third place even when they didn’t win a seat. In the West Midlands, the Green Party mayoral candidate was in third place with 5.8% of the vote on the first round.
So there are people in our country who are standing up for and voting for ialues that matter: care for our environment and planet; tackling inequity, prejudice and injustice; care for the vulnerable…