"Labour coming third behind Reform UK is not routine midterm turbulence. A 20-point collapse in the party's vote is extraordinary. Sir Keir Starmer was abandoned by a coalition of young progressives, working-class former Labour voters and Muslims."
"By choosing a young plumber, Hannah Spencer, as its candidate, the party punctured the caricature of it as metropolitan radicals. Campaigning on affordability, she sounded like Labour before Labour lost its moral cadence. The result was a narrative success: proof that the Greens can reach ordinary voters, hold minority communities and speak Labour's historic language."
"National elections are different: they require infrastructure and money that the Greens don't have. If the party can't replicate its winning ways elsewhere, Gorton and Denton will be largely symbolic. While Nigel Farage lost out, Reform UK managed to capture 29% of the vote in inner Manchester."
The Green Party achieved an unexpected victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection, tripling their vote share and defeating Labour, who finished third behind Reform UK. This 20-point collapse in Labour's vote represents extraordinary midterm turbulence, driven by defections from young progressives, working-class voters, and Muslim communities. The Greens' success stemmed partly from candidate Hannah Spencer, a young plumber whose focus on affordability challenged stereotypes of the party as metropolitan radicals. Despite high turnout and the unexpected nature of the result, national elections present different challenges requiring infrastructure and resources the Greens lack. Reform UK's 29% vote share in inner Manchester signals deep anti-government sentiment and risks splitting Labour's coalition.
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