Harlow Greens welcome by-election victory in Gorton and Denton
News / Fri 27th Feb 2026 at 07:40am
THE Harlow Green Party is celebrating the party’s victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Harlow Green Party leader, Jennifer Steadman said: “Gorton and Denton has turned Green today with a massive victory for hope not hate as Hannah Spencer becomes our fifth Green Party MP.
“Hannah recieved 40.7% of the votes with a voting turnout of 48% beating Reform by over 4,000 votes.
Integrity, honesty and genuine hard work has prevailed.
“To quote a well known Bob Dylan song ‘The times, they are a changin’.
“For real hope, real change, for hope not hate- Vote Green”.
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Gary Roberts
2026-02-27 08:03:49
An excellent result for the Green party with the candidate making a very good speech on social issues. Will they replicate it in Harlow come May? If I do not stand my vote, just like in the general election, will go for them. As for Mr Starmer , I surmise his tenure is hanging by a thread that will be broken by May 2026.
Adam
2026-02-27 09:00:21
If you are not concerned by this result you are not paying attention.
gary roberts
2026-02-27 09:21:33
Adam, great post: Now could you justify it?
Val
2026-02-27 09:42:38
Whilst it is pleasing see Labour beaten into third place in one of their safest seats, this constituency is not typical. The Gorton part has over 2/3 of the electorate and has a very high Asian population as well as many students. The Denton side is largely white, working class British and demographically older. Reform polled 29% of the votes overall in a non-typical Reform seat. That is a very strong result for them. They will do far better in smaller towns across the UK whereas the Greens will mostly challenge Labour in large urban areas. The Greens should not read too much into this. The big losers are Labour.
Seamus
2026-02-27 10:24:52
I was suprised to hear that Jeremy corbyn and his party activists as well as George Galloway and his party's activists were out campaigning on behalf of the greens. It wasn't suprising to see them pick up the muslim vote due to Gaza despite Gaza not being in Denton or Gorton.
Kevin
2026-02-27 10:51:09
If this doesn't make the labour party totally panic, they are idiots. This shows what the rest of the country are feeling constantly being screwed out of our money. This country is very close to collapse as we have nothing else to give. My only issue is unfortunately all parties are the same and take, take, take from the workers instead of attacking these big companies that are not paying their taxes, constantly polluting our rivers and seas (then when fined just put the costs up to us without the government stopping this) constantly giving other countries our money while people in this country are on the poverty line and many cannot get help and so on and so on
David
2026-02-27 12:47:05
Reform all the way, what can the green party bring to the table?? Nothing!
Carolyn
2026-02-27 14:29:56
The policies of the Greens are a danger to our country. This indulgence will only hold ground in certain large cities with high immigrant populations and metro trendies. It will not gain traction in the Shires and smaller towns and rural areas.
jarrett
2026-02-27 16:50:39
Police are looking into claims by Nigel Farage that cases of family voting have taken place, this was confirmed by Democracy Volunteers who were allowed in to polling stations to observe.
David Forman
2026-02-28 07:18:13
It is always welcome to see Reform beaten, but Reform doubled their vote from 2024. The fact was that two well left of centre parties stood down to help the Greens win, with Galloway's Workers Party having received 10% of the vote last time. Jennifer Steadman should realise that times are a changing when party activists actually challenge the toxic and divisive anti-migrant rhetoric. However, at last November's Green Party meeting in Harlow there was no appetite for such principled campaigning. So out of touch were these white, middle-class eco warriors that it came as a complete bolt from the blue when my Muslim wife Waida told them how she felt about the toxic atmosphere. Despite this, they wanted to stick to a parking and potholes strategy as a safe route to a political career. I wouldn't trust the local Greens as far as I could throw them and I am a Muslim voter.
ScottH
2026-02-28 09:23:49
Reform fought a brilliant and energetic campaign in a very tough seat. Losing to the Greens or even Labour is no dishonour for that fact. I do however predict buyers remorse for those who put Hannah Spencer in as their MP, and a party that’s platform would be laughable if it didn’t pose an extreme left wing and sectarian threat to areas it operates in. As for Reform, taking its vote share performance there, when translated across seats nationally in an independent poll, it would see 415 Reform MPs returned if there was a GE tomorrow, a thumping majority to fix Britain! Encouraging, but there is much to prove to the hard-put and forgotten British voter who is rightly sick of the Labour-Tory and now Green circus.
David Forman
2026-02-28 10:15:25
For Scott and other Reform supporters it may be useful to realise that a united Left bloc isn't a reality. In fact, the Workers Hammer paper describes the Green victory as "a false hope" for working class communities. It's worth watching their video at https://youtu.be/gU3bvDsuB5E?si=ONAYIoKsimOAe8gX
Eddie
2026-02-28 11:03:57
David. Reform are already bankrupting councils they run. Abolute amateurs
Guy Flegman
2026-03-01 01:28:37
Democracy died quite some time ago. I am surprised any one still pretends it exists
Seamus
2026-03-01 20:38:19
David you said this "Jennifer Steadman should realise that times are a changing when party activists actually challenge the toxic and divisive anti-migrant rhetoric" Is it anti immigrant rhetoric? Or is it they have an issues with those who from any country/colour or religion, entering the country illegally and those who abuse the visa system with intent to usurp the whole visa system? The problem the greens have after Gorton and Denton is they sought the muslim vote because of Gaza, which according to world maps, isn't in Manchester. The problem they have with the greens tactics are, the Greens hugely support equality for woman and are very big supporters of the LGBTQ+ movement, the muslim vote does not favour either of these. At some point those two groups will clash due to both sides beliefs. A bit like Corbyn and Sultana in "your party", the two groups are incompatible.
Stephen Archer
2026-03-02 09:35:06
Based on Gorton and Denton, the same simplistic model ScottH uses to predict a Reform win at a general election would give a much bigger overall majority for the Greens.
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