Nonetheless, he won his election in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood after the local party branch continued to encourage voters to support him. Despite Adderley sitting as an independent, the Green Party’s political grouping – the “Green and Independent” group – includes him, according to the council’s own website. The group was created after the local elections and sees Adderley join his former Green colleagues in a formal grouping - an arrangement that didn't exist prior to the elections. Screenshot from Croydon Council's website[Missing Credit] This arrangement was condemned by Communities Secretary Steve Reed, who told the JC: “Clearly the Green Party...