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Greens call for reform after a million votes get one seat

THE Greens led a clamour for electoral reform yesterday after a record one million votes across Britain left them with a single seat.

The so-called Green surge saw the party hit 1,138,445 votes — four times more than at any previous general election.

But Caroline Lucas, who increased her vote share in Brighton Pavilion by 11 per cent, will remain the sole Green MP for the next five years.

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