STORY: :: Britain's Green Party claims an 'historic' win, with Zoe Garbett elected as its first mayor of a London council
:: London, England / May 8, 2026
:: Zoe Garbett, Hackney council mayor-elect
"Across London and the country, people have made it clear that they are desperate for an alternative to this failing Labour government. It's not old parties versus new parties. This is about a system of fear versus a movement of hope."
:: Zack Polanski, UK Green Party leader
"This is a historic victory. This is the first time the Green Party has ever won a directly-elected mayor. Two-party politics is not just dying, it is dead and it is buried."
In her victory speech Garbett said voters had told her they wanted an alternative to traditional Labour, Conservative and Liberal parties and voted accordingly.
An electoral officer confirmed Garbett took the lead in Hackney with 35,720 votes.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said two-party politics was "dead", referring to the parliamentary system that tends to return only Labour or Conservative prime ministers and councils.
Labour had ruled in the East London borough for 24 years.
