Green Party membership figures have risen to 215,000. This is an increase of over 150,000 since last year. The Labour Party, meanwhile, has lost at least 200,000 members under Keir Starmer’s right-wing rule. As it continues to slip behind the Greens in the polls, Labour’s panic is palpable.
The future is Green
The Greens’ ongoing membership surge comes after a massive by-election win where the party defeated both far-right Reform and Labour. And the Green Party put winning candidate and new MP Hannah Spencer front and centre when announcing that:
More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
We’ve just hit 215,000 members.
More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Come and be a part of the movement which is making hope normal again. Join us
pic.twitter.com/ZpnZdo9olg
— The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) March 6, 2026
After the by-election, a YouGov poll placed the Green Party as the second most popular, only two points behind Reform and five points in front of Labour. And with the US and Israel starting an illegal and unprovoked assault on Iran at the same time, the Greens’ clear opposition to the conflict has clearly chimed with the British public.
The Green Party has positioned itself as a bold, consistent alternative to a Labour–Tory–Reform establishment that has backed the US-Israeli assault. This is despite people in the UK strongly opposing the emerging quagmire, which has so far killed 1,230 people in Iran.
BBC Question Time:
“Can I have a show of hands – how many of you think this is a war that Britain should be involved in?”
The response tells its own story. pic.twitter.com/tMMbyqb3J3
— James Melville
(@JamesMelville) March 6, 2026
“The further away we are from this war the better off we will be.” pic.twitter.com/ImuLXTPOSB
— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) March 6, 2026
Establishment smears are failing
Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali has attracted dangerous establishment smears for condemning the illegal assassination of Iran’s leader and the launch of a destructive, illegal war on the country.
Ali has received numerous death threats as a result of Labour-Tory comments in parliament equating his anti-war stance with support for Iran’s government.
This followed Labour using underhand tactics and lies during the recent by-election, and Keir Starmer doubling down on the idea that the peace-loving Greens were somehow ‘extreme‘. Sore loser Reform also tried to spread fear about the win, despite it successfully bringing together diverse communities.
With these divisive statements and dirty tricks, it’s little surprise that voters are most likely to vote AGAINST both Reform and Labour:
Tracking our negative voting intention (who would Britons vote AGAINST):
Ref 38% (+9)
Lab 34% (-4)
Con 7% (-1)
Green 7% (+4)
LD 3% (-)
changes w/ Nov 2025As Reform has plateaued in the polls, the number of people saying they would vote *against* Reform has grown https://t.co/25QKsNQkdw pic.twitter.com/GzvBlOkMVD
— Ed Hodgson (@edhodgsoned) March 3, 2026
The corporate media has also been doing its best to counter the wave of support the Greens have been attracting. But the figures speak for themselves.
More and more people see the Greens as a real electoral alternative in favour of fairness and peace for everyone. And the excitement around that has already brought thousands and thousands more people into the party.
A few days ago we announced 200,000 members.
The Green Party has 215,000!
Join us making hope normal again:https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp pic.twitter.com/JFcPJOL79w
— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) March 6, 2026
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