Green party celebrates ‘really encouraging results’ in England’s local elections

Co-leader Adrian Ramsay says party has won spread of council seats in urban and rural areas, from Labour and Tories

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The Green party is celebrating gains in areas where it has traditionally not been strong including Newcastle upon Tyne, where it took seats from Labour.

Adrian Ramsay, a co-leader, said he believed the party – which is hoping to win control of Bristol city council later on Friday – would end up with a record number of councillors.