<p><br /> Green Party leader Caroline Lucas made electoral history after becoming the party's first MP.<br /> </p><p><br /> Ms Lucas gained the Brighton Pavilion constituency from Labour where the Greens had run a targeted campaign.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking after the result was announced she said: "Today the people of Brighton Pavilion have made history by electing Britain's first Green MP to Westminster.<br /> </p><p><br /> "Thank you so much for putting the politics of hope above the politics of fear and I pledge that I will do my very best to do you proud. For once the word historic fits the bill."<br /> </p>
