Zack Polanski wins Green party leadership election

Candidate defeats Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns to lead Greens in England and Wales with vision for ‘eco-populism’ movement

Zack Polanski has won the election to lead the Greens in England and Wales in a result that will mean the party adopts his vision to become a mass membership “eco-populism” movement, directly taking on Reform UK.

Polanski, who was deputy leader and is a Green member of the London Assembly, defeated Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns by 20,411 to 3,705 votes in a ballot of party members. Ramsay and Chowns, who were standing as a co-leadership team, are two of the Greens’ four MPs.