Green Party in joint first with Reform

The local elections are fast approaching, and it’s the Green Party which seems to have all the momentum. A fresh example of this is a poll which has put the Greens level with Reform UK in first place:

Remarkable poll this evening from Lord Ashcroft. The Greens in joint 1st place.

We are replacing Labour and ready to take on Reform in the local elections on 7th May.https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp pic.twitter.com/9leBG92kPd

— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) April 5, 2026

If the above image is clipped off for you, here it is in full:

Moving on up

As ever, it’s worth noting that a single poll can never tell the full story. It’s also the case that some pollsters can be wildly off. By looking at all the polls combined, however, we can see how opinions are shifting over time (source: Politico):

The above data tells the following stories:

Reform have peaked and now seem to be in decline.
Labour has mostly just lost support.
The Tories have stabilised.
The Greens have risen.

The Greens have got where they are with a positive message about what an ambitious, forward-thinking, people-powered movement can achieve:

"We have got to get off fossil fuels".

✅️ Lower bills
✅️ Tackle the #ClimateCrisis

Tessa Khan from Uplift explains more on @ZackPolanski's @_BoldPolitics podcast.@Ed_Miliband – are you listening? pic.twitter.com/zQpztDIY5R

— Bradford Green Party (@bradfordgreens) April 4, 2026

What a fantastic day canvassing with @MothinAli ! He gave us a brilliant pep talk emphasising the value of people power. We may not have billionaire donors, but we have all of our wonderful members and supporters with their £5, smiles and enthusiasm. pic.twitter.com/dilhlHlIpl

— Swindon Area Green Party (@SwindonGreens) April 4, 2026

"If we work together, if we find common ground, if we mobilise, make a plan and stick together – we can defeat the far-right" Hannah Spencer at the @UKTogetherAll march discussing how we defeat the far right in the local and general elections. pic.twitter.com/gCNQRlggOU

— The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) April 4, 2026

The above isn’t the only poll where the Greens are performing well, either, as Stats for Lefties reported:

‼️POLL AVERAGE | Net approval of leaders:

🟢 Polanski -8
🟠 Davey -8
🔵 Badenoch -14
➡️ Farage -16
⚪️ Corbyn -36
🔴 Starmer -44

Farage enjoys the highest approval figure (32%), whilst Keir Starmer has the lowest (19%). pic.twitter.com/hevSO4etMq

— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ (@LeftieStats) April 3, 2026

Hilariously, Keir Starmer's -44 rating is actually his highest since September.

Much as with his efforts in March 2025 to drag us into a war with Russia, his imperialist war in Iran has temporarily boosted his numbers with bloodthirsty rightwing boomers.

It won't last. pic.twitter.com/kfi2YgaagT

— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ (@LeftieStats) April 3, 2026

Of course, the Greens have had some significant help when it comes to juicing their polling. The Starmer government has failed to get much of anything done; Reform, meanwhile, are having daily scandals in the runup to the local elections. For an idea of what that looks like, here are some recent examples:

The Green Party — Forwards

None of this is to say we don’t have criticisms of the Greens, of course (the most recent being the party’s handling of their anti-Zionism motion).

Credit where it’s due, though; the party is building a coalition, and its naming the people who are responsible for the state of this country — i.e. the billionaires and their lackeys in the political and media classes.

Because this stuff is so obvious to voters now, the Greens will continue to grow as long as they stay honest to this message.

Featured image via Barold