The Green Party’s win in the Gorton and Denton by-election sends a “message of hope” to the country, Zack Polanski said after Hannah Spencer’s victory in the formerly safe seat for Labour. Labour’s defeat, trailing in third behind the Greens and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the previously rock-solid Greater Manchester constituency, has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s party. Mr Polanski said the result showed there are now no “no-go areas” for the party in England and Wales, as he vowed that his party will “do it all again” at the local elections in May.

Zack Polanski says Labour deliberately splitting left vote as voters head to the polls

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

Labour's disappointing finish comes as Keir Starmer's party hits record levels of unpopularity.

Result gives progressive voters clear signal they have an alternative to beating Reform UK – and shows the task ahead for Keir Starmer

New Green Party MP Hannah Spencer said she had “targeted misinformation” directed at her in the build-up to the by-election in Gorton and Denton. Following the polls on Thursday,…

Our community has reacted strongly to the Green Party’s historic Gorton and Denton by-election win, prompting criticism of Labour’s leadership, and reflection on shifting…

Greens first, Reform second, Labour trailing – and the Tories losing their deposit. This felt like a rejection of the status quo

Labour suffered a seismic defeat in the once-safe Manchester seat

Newly-elected Gorton and Denton MP Hannah Spencer apologised to her customers in her victory speech following the Green Party's historic win in Thursday's (27 February)…

The Green Party’s win in the Gorton and Denton by-election sends a “message of hope” to the country, Zack Polanski said after Hannah Spencer’s victory in the formerly safe seat…

The future of Britain's Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer was being thrown in question after losing a seat it had held since 1931 to the Green Party.

La vittoria dei Verdi a Gorton and Denton segna un momento storico per il partito guidato da Zack Polanski. Gli ambientalisti puntano sull'eco-populismo

Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

This corner of Greater Manchester, a key brick in the red wall, felt abandoned by Labour. Its voters tell Dan Haygarth why they’ve ditched Starmer’s party, leaving it with nowhere…

Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old Green Party city councilor, beat the far-right Reform UK candidate and the Labour representative by a wide margin in a constituency that had been…

Green party’s Hannah Spencer secures victory in Gorton and Denton as Reform UK finish second and Labour is pushed into third

Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors

The night saw a big win for the Greens, disappointment for Reform and landmark losses for Labour and the Tories

Editorial: Hannah Spencer’s win was more than protest. It signalled that Labour’s moral language and coalition are up for grabs in its safest terrain