Green Party Election Gains Shows Two-Party Politics 'Dead', Says Polanski
The Green Party achieved historic victories, winning its first directly elected mayors in Hackney and Lewisham and gaining 96 council seats across the UK.
- On Friday, the Green Party won its first directly elected mayors when Zoe Garbett and Liam Shrivastava defeated Labour candidates in Hackney and Lewisham, marking a historic breakthrough for the party.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party lost at least 490 council seats in local elections on Thursday, as voters turned to both the Green Party and the Reform Party led by Nigel Farage.
- Garbett secured 35,720 votes to defeat former Labour mayor Caroline Woodley in Hackney, while Shrivastava received 35,265 votes in Lewisham, outpacing Amanda De Ryk's 30,374 votes.
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski declared 'two-party politics is dead,' following victories that included gaining control of councils in Norwich, Hastings, and Waltham Forest.
- Polanski suggested Britain's future political contest will be between the Greens and Reform, a shift polling expert Sir John Curtice noted has helped inflict severe damage on Labour.
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Is There a 'Green Ceiling'?
Green Party leader Zack Polanski applauds as Zoe Garbett is declared the winner of the London Borough of Hackney mayoral election, Friday 8 May 2026. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Images/AlamyMake no mistake: this is a very strong and truly exciting set of results for the Green Party. That vital and historic fact must not be lost, amidst the splurge of attention for the appalling rise of Reform UK at these elections. Just how strong these results are can be…
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Polanski says two-party politics ‘dead’ as Greens make local election gains
Hackney and Lewisham elected Green mayors, marking the first directly elected mayors for the party and ousting Labour in both London boroughs.
Zack Polanski declares ‘two-party politics is dead’ as he predicts showdown with Reform
Zack Polanski has declared that “two-party politics is dead” as he threw down the gauntlet to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.The Green Party leader was speaking after his party unseated Labour in Hackney, claiming its first-ever mayoral post. Zoe Garbett won the London seat over her opponents with 35,720 votes to Labour’s 26,865.“This is a historic victory. This is the first time the Green Party has ever won a directly elected mayor,” Mr Polanski bega…
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