Rachel Millward — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since September 2025.
Co-leader of Wealden District Council since May 2023, holding portfolios in Housing & Benefits and Community, Culture & Communications.
Founded the Birds Eye View film festival in 2002, which later evolved into the charity Reclaim the Frame.
Nominated as a "world changing woman" by The Guardian in 2006 for her work with Birds Eye View.
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in theology from the University of Oxford in 1999 and a master's programme from the University of Cape Town in 2001.
Serves as a school governor.

Biography

Rachel Millward is a British politician currently serving as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since September 2025, alongside Mothin Ali. She is also the Co-leader of Wealden District Council since May 2023, where she represents Hartfield as a District Councillor, a seat she gained from the Conservative Party in 2021. As Co-leader, she has held portfolios in Housing & Benefits and in Community, Culture & Communications.