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Who is Zack Polanski, UK Greens leader and rising political star?

councils. The party’s ratings have steadily improved since Polanski was elected leader in a landslide victory in September last year. In February, the Green Party won its first-ever parliamentary by-election, taking Gorton

Lib Dems offer alternative to extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says

council,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c202dj2ymlko) while Nigel Farage's party thwarted their hopes of winning in Tory-run Hampshire. Speaking on a visit to Edinburgh on Saturday, Sir Ed said: "There's no doubt that British

Early England election results make it clear: we are in an era of five-party politics

many London councils, and with votes for the Scottish parliament and Welsh Senedd still to be counted, further nuance will be added to this picture, if not in terms of the Labour losses, then

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

winning back Westminster council from Labour and holding off Reform in Bexley. Farage admitted results in the capital were not as strong for his party as elsewhere. “London goes a bit against the trend

Vote Lib Dem or ‘regret it’ living under a Reform council, Davey tells voters

councils – East Surrey, West Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex and Huntingdonshire – where his party could win overall control, as well as swathes of the former “blue wall” where Davey said it was a “straight fight” between

Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.

Green wins** Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage celebrated his party's victories, [writing in a newspaper column](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/09/reform-uk-shattered-world-view-westminster-bubble/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_shattered-world-view-westminster-bubble/) that they signalled an "end of the old establishment's two-party system". Reform

Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after mayoral and council wins

winning three councils outright. As Labour losses piled up across the country and the Conservatives endured another disappointing set of results, Polanski sought to present his party as emerging from the results as the most

Why Labour's London squeeze exposes a fragmented modern British politics

Greens that his low-key approach is still working. The party is hoping to build on their strongholds in southwest London by holding Kingston, Sutton and Richmond (which they currently run), and potentially winning power

Chris Mason: What the early results tell us so far

Green Party of England and Wales. The much talked about fracturing of our politics is there to see, with none of the parties managing a runaway popularity, but votes splintering in five or more different

Why UK’s Makerfield by-election matters far beyond one parliamentary seat

many voters who feel aggrieved by Starmer’s stance on Israel and cuts to welfare have shifted towards the Green Party. Now, according to polling group Ipsos, Starmer is the [most unpopular](https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/lowest-satisfaction-rating-recorded-ipsos-any-prime-minister-going-back-1977)

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes

win seats in the Senedd based on how many votes they receive, so their share of seats closely matches their share of the vote. Before the election, each party makes a ranked list of candidates

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

winning its fifth devolved election in a row, keeping Labour and Reform UK at bay. Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are vying to be the biggest party in the Senedd, in Wales, where Labour

Six things to watch out for in the Scottish election

Greens are also campaigning hard in the area, with former leader Lorna Slater hoping for the party's first ever constituency win. Should Robertson lose out, he is unlikely to make it back

Cracks showing for Labour close to back yards of Starmer’s top team

many of which voted for Brexit. Meanwhile, the Greens undermined Labour’s progressive base with mayoralty wins in Hackney and Lewisham. Soft left members of the parliamentary Labour party believe Starmer should see the losses

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

many councils, it only has overall control of two so far – Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in the north and Havering council, east of London. With 45 out of 136 councils having declared results

UK voters need to hear battle over bills and climate crisis are linked, green experts say

many of these could be wins from Labour, which also has strong policies on boosting renewable energy and [green solutions to ease the cost of living crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/ed-miliband-says-climate-target-still-alive-before-cop30). [About 240 seats across England

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

party’s key targets are Hackney and Lewisham, the latter being where [leader Zack Polanksi launched the Greens' election campaign](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0v1qdd45no) earlier this month. These are boroughs that have been held by Labour

Reform wins across northern England overturn decades of Labour control

party won 58 of the 75 seats up for grabs. Labour was left with just five councillors after starting the day with 48 on the council it has run since 1974. Reform’s newly elected

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

Green and Winstanley, just after an intensive local election campaign, many said the fight feels existential. It matters because it is probably the closest the UK will ever come to a direct presidential-style election

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

council services. But this election cycle, analysts say, could be different. The voting system is designed for a two-party system and not today’s multi-party landscape. Most of these elections, particularly in England