Peter Underwood
was the Green Party candidate for Croydon and Sutton constituency in the London Assembly elections (Constituencies). They received 19,434 votes.
Peter Underwood's policies
Statement to voters
Peter has lived in Croydon for over twenty years and is very active in his local community.
Full statement
He is on the committee of his Residents' Association and his local woodland Friends group. He is a former chair of Croydon Friends of the Earth and was also a member of the Croydon Climate Crisis Commission. Peter was brought up in the midlands of England, the son and grandson of coal miners and car factory workers. Peter went to his local comprehensive school and, despite becoming homeless when he was 17 years old, successfully gained a place at Oxford University where he studied Philosophy and Psychology. Peter also has a Master's degree in Business Administration. Peter spent the first half of his career working in the civil service. He started off offering benefits advice in Croydon and over the years moved through many different government roles and promotions to end up leading the team that wrote the UK's renewable energy strategy. He has worked in both the UK Parliament and the European Parliament. For the last ten years Peter has worked for environment conservation charities, working to support volunteers looking after our local parks and woodlands as well as working on large rewilding projects in Scotland. Peter has been active in the Green Party for over ten years and has held roles at local and national level in the party, as well as representing the Green Party of England and Wales at the European level.
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Peter Underwood online
- GreenPeterU
- peter-underwood-50592727
- GreenPeterU
- The party's candidate page for this person
- https://suttonandcroydon.greenparty.org.uk/2023/10/24/peter-underwood-is-our-general-election-candidate-for-croydon-east/
Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
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2024 | Croydon East: UK Parliamentary general election | Green Party | 4,097 votes (not elected) | 4th / 5 candidates |
2024 | Croydon and Sutton: London Assembly elections (Constituencies) | Green Party | 19,434 votes (not elected) | 4th / 6 candidates |
2022 | Selsdon Vale & Forestdale: Croydon local by-election | Green Party | 530 votes (not elected) | 2nd / 5 candidates |
2022 | South Croydon: Croydon local by-election | Green Party | 269 votes (not elected) | 4th / 7 candidates |
2022 | London Borough of Croydon: Mayor of Croydon | Green Party | We do not collect voting data for Supplementary Vote elections. | Position not available |
2022 | Fairfield: Croydon local election | Green Party | 890 votes (not elected) | 4th / 11 candidates |
2021 | London Assembly: London Assembly elections (Additional) | Green Party | Not elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
2021 | Woodside: Croydon local by-election | Green Party | 515 votes (not elected) | 3rd / 7 candidates |
2021 | Croydon and Sutton: London Assembly elections (Constituencies) | Green Party | 18,069 votes (not elected) | 4th / 6 candidates |
2019 | Croydon South: UK Parliamentary general election | Green Party | 1,782 votes (not elected) | 4th / 5 candidates |
2019 | London: European Parliament (UK) elections | Green Party | Not elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
2018 | Selsdon & Addington Village: Croydon local election | Green Party | 278 votes (not elected) | 5th / 9 candidates |
2017 | South Norwood: Croydon local by-election | Green Party | Not elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
2017 | Croydon North: UK Parliamentary general election | Green Party | 983 votes (not elected) | 4th / 6 candidates |
2016 | London Assembly: London Assembly elections (Additional) | Green Party | Not elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
2015 | Croydon South: UK Parliamentary general election | Green Party | 2,154 votes (not elected) | 5th / 7 candidates |
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