Greens surge ahead in landslide by-election victory

The Green Party has won a by-election in Long Ashton by a landslide, with 55.6% of the vote.

Now that’s how you win an election!!! 🎉

Huge congratulations to Mike and the entire team. 💚

Feeling inspired we’re winning right across England & Wales?https://t.co/0qbagSwgNX https://t.co/kttOwNKov1

— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) November 14, 2025

Mike Dunn, of The Green Party, received 1,254 votes, with no other party coming close. The Tories received 399 votes (17.7%), and Reform got 349 (15.5%).

Green: 1254 (55.6%)
Con: 399 (17.7%)
Ref: 349 (15.5%)
LD: 129 (5.7%)
Lab: 121 (5.3%)

— Green Elects (@GrnElects) November 14, 2025

Reports from Long Ashton suggest that the Green Party was the only party that actually campaigned.

To be fair Greens were the only party that bothered to put in some ground work and actually campaigned in Long Ashton, and the only party that have a local candidate. Always a guaranteed win, but fair play for putting the effort in 👏

— Jimbo H (@JimboHaitch) November 14, 2025

The Green surge

The Greens also won in the Wincheap by-election in Canterbury.

Yesterday’s Wincheap ward city council by-election was won by Green Party candidate, Peter Campbell.

Peter Campbell (Green): 842
Elliot Curryer (Conservative): 166
Jasmin Dallos-Foreman (Labour): 276
Guy Meurice (Lib Dems): 518
Colin Spooner (Reform): 351

Turnout: 33.27%. pic.twitter.com/BC11aRqT1v

— Canterbury City Council (@canterburycc) November 14, 2025

🎉 Green WIN! 🎉

💚 Congratulations to Peter Campbell of Canterbury Green Party on being elected in Wincheap ward! pic.twitter.com/3UYVbXNbvh

— The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) November 14, 2025

In August, the Greens also won a seat in Newcastle’s South Jesmond by-election, coming from third place.

A glimmer of hope

On November 12, Zack Polanski appeared on stage with the legendary Rizzle Kicks, where he led ‘tax the rich’ chants. Just five days earlier, he featured on the late-night television show, The Last Leg, with Adam Hill.

@theSNP in Scotland, @Plaid_Cymru in Wales @sinnfeinireland uniting Ireland, now if only @TheGreenParty with @ZackPolanski could win England and these islands would be peaceful truly prosperous, and equitable. https://t.co/Aq951tO2E2

— DΛVID HӨӨD (@davidhood) November 14, 2025

It seems that Polanski is employing a strategy similar to Mamdani’s. By appearing in places where younger voters or those put off by politics will take notice — like concerts and shows that take the piss out of politics — he is showing us that he’s willing to do things differently.

I don’t agree with all their policies, but I’m all in for the Greens at this point.

Labour is now just Tories 2.0, Lib Dems are spineless, and Your Party fell apart before they even got together. And I will be rotting in the ground before I ever vote Reform or Conservative. https://t.co/tbt9J55Ggw

— Sam (@llennodo12) November 14, 2025

And in doing so, Polanski and the Green Party, more widely, are restoring a sense of hope many of us have not felt since the Labour Party ousted Jeremy Corbyn.

Feature image via the Canary